Football players from Lee Central High School in Bishopville, South Carolina, share a meal with players from the Robert E. Lee Academy. Lee County in South Carolina is still segregated. Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images September 24, 2020 Pandemic school funding debate in South Carolina rekindles Jim Crow-era controversy David W. Dangerfield, University of South Carolina Salkehatchie The battle to expand private education in South Carolina amid the pandemic mirrors previous struggles over civil rights and highlights the ways systemic racism has undermined public education.