A white rose and a nameplace honor one of five men who died before their records could be cleared after they were arrested in 1960 for sitting at an all-white South Carolina lunch counter on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Solicitor Byron Gipson, left, shows Simon Bouie. seated, where he will speak during a hearing where Bouie's record was cleared after he was arrested in 1960 for sitting at an all-white South Carolina lunch counter on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Charles Barr, left, and Simon Bouie, right, wait for a hearing to start where their records were cleared after they were arrested in 1960 for sitting at an all-white South Carolina lunch counter on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Charles Barr waits for a hearing to begin where his record was cleared after he was arrested in 1960 for sitting at an all-white South Carolina lunch counter on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Simon Bouie waves to his family during a hearing where his record was cleared after he was arrested in 1960 for sitting at an all-white South Carolina lunch counter on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Solicitor Byron Gipson hands up papers clearing the records of seven men arrested in 1960 for sitting at an all-white South Carolina lunch counter to Judge Robert Hood on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Charles Barr, foreground, speaks to Judge Robert Hood during a hearing where Barr's record was cleared after he was arrested in 1960 for sitting at an all-white South Carolina lunch counter on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

Simon Bouie meets well wishers after a hearing where his record was cleared after he was arrested in 1960 for sitting at an all-white South Carolina lunch counter on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)