Amanda Coyne

The Greenville News

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton picked up six new endorsements from black Democratic South Carolina legislators Tuesday afternoon, including one from Rep. Leola Robinson-Simpson, a Greenville Democrat.

The other five endorsements came from Rep. Pat Henegan of Bennettsville, Rep. J. David Weeks of Sumter, Rep. J. Seth Whipper of North Charleston, Sen. Marlon Kimpson of Charleston and Rep. Robert Brown of Hollywood.

Clinton's campaign has been actively courting black voters, with radio and television ads aimed at the African-American community and endorsements from many members of the S.C. Legislative Black Caucus. Actresses Vivica Fox and Angela Bassett will hold Get Out the Vote rallies at South Carolina's historically black colleges and universities through the Democratic primary.

The campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders, Clinton's opponent in the Democratic race, has also been courting black voters in South Carolina, with three recent black representative endorsements and the endorsement of former NAACP president Ben Jealous.