On Tuesday evening, the Berkeley County School District in South Carolina swore in the board members who were elected last week, six of whom were endorsed by the conservative activist group Moms for Liberty.

Within two hours, the school board had voted to fire the district's first Black superintendent, terminate the district's lawyer, ban critical race theory and set up a committee to decide whether certain books and materials should be banned from schools. 

In addition, the board voted to replace the chair with Mac McQuillin, a local attorney and one of the board members backed by Moms for Liberty.

The rapid moves Tuesday in the Berkeley County district, the fourth largest in the state, showed the impact of Moms for Liberty's focus on electing conservative school board members, and prompted uproar among some community members in attendance.