![Craig Stivender, a Republican candidate for Colleton County sheriff in South Carolina, released a photo of himself in blackface in a recent campaign video. He says he was dressed as Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the Black Mafia family. "[If] I](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2019/10/10/sheriff-composite_wide-4ef9f5be4983343408bf3c10ba615692feb788bf.jpg?s=600)
In a political ad, Craig Stivender, a Republican candidate for sheriff in Colleton County, S.C., says he wanted to share his past mistakes before opponents tried to use them to disparage him.
(Image credit: Craig Stivender for Colleton County sheriff)
