He served as president of the South Carolina Optometric Association, and founded Palmetto Health's free eye clinic.
[5] After Governor Nikki Haley signed legislation in July 2015 removing the flag from the State House grounds,[6][7][8][9][10] Randolph publicly noted that the NAACP had continued to press for that removal after the decision to move the flag from the dome to the grounds, especially in the form of boycotts of athletic events in South Carolina by the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
[17][18][19][20] The protest, started at Zion Baptist Church, a National Register of Historic Places site due to its activities during the Civil Rights movement,[21] included a march down Main Street and ended with a keynote speech at the South Carolina State House from NAACP national president Kweisi Mfume.
Governor Jim Hodges signed a bill into law in May 2000 which combined state recognition of the King holiday with Confederate Memorial Day.
[28] Governor Henry McMaster issued an Executive Order to have flags lowered in South Carolina in his honor.