May 28 1896: The U.S. Supreme Court, in Plessy v. Ferguson, upholds “separate but equal” segregation. May 29 2004: The USS Pinckney, a U.S. Navy guided-missle destroyer, is commissioned. It was named for Beaufort native and Petty Officer 1st Class William Pinckney, one of only four African Americans to earn the Navy Cross in World War II. 2020: Capt. Raymond Batz takes over command of Naval Hospital Beaufort from Capt. Rob Jackson. June 1 2019: …
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