Historian calls Amendment One civil rights issue

GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) -

In South Carolina, marriage is defined as between a man and a woman.

Now, North Carolina has joined the other 28 states by adding this definition to its constitution. Amendment 1 passed by a 22 percent margin on Tuesday. Only eight counties in North Carolina voted against the law....

Dr. Carmen Harris, history professor at the University of South Carolina Upstate, said the vote is less about marriage and more about "the concept of American liberty, and whether a majority of people in America have aright to make decisions for others....