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Letters: Why pick on all-white club?

Gov Henry McMaster
Gov Henry McMaster AP

Why is Henry McMaster’s membership in Forest Lake Club, a private social club, anyone’s business except his?

Does The State intend to identify black public officials who belong to private social clubs or organizations that have no white members?

Does The State intend to question the continuing existence of the Legislative Black Caucus, which as I understand it has no white members?

Hamilton Osborne Jr.

Columbia

This story was originally published January 29, 2017 at 6:24 PM with the headline "Letters: Why pick on all-white club?."

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