section_path: Protests by U.S. state/South Carolina
section_name: South Carolina
paragraph_text: South Carolina
  
  Thousands of people participated in protests in the state. About 1,000 people gathered in Charleston. Other protests included the cities and towns of Greenville, Spartanburg, Greenwood, Rock Hill, Pendleton, Seneca and Columbia. The Greenville protest in particular was organized by the Greenville Progressive Coalition, which includes the Indivisible Upstate SC, 50501, and " We the People " under the name "Valor Over Vanity". Despite the change in name, Michelle Shara the Upstate representative for 50501, stated that the protest in Greenville was part of the "No Kings National Day" struggle and in conjunction with it.