Family spokesman Andy Brack, who also served at times for Hollings as spokesman during his Senate career, said Hollings died at his home on the Isle of Palms early Saturday. Nevertheless, Hollings remained the junior senator from South Carolina for most of his term. However, South Carolina largely avoided the racial violence that afflicted some other Deep South states during the turbulent 1960s. I was determined to keep the peace and avoid bloodshed.”In the Senate, Hollings gained a reputation as a skilled insider with keen intellectual powers. Back home, he earned a law degree from the University of South Carolina in 1947.

Source: Huffington Post April 06, 2019 20:02 UTC