“Why don’t we know the make up of the jury?”
I think we know the make up of the jury, whether it is announced or not.
That area of SC is made up of poor whites, the salt of the earth kind, and the redneck yahoo kind, and even poorer black folk; blacks and whites being about 50/50. Then interspersed with a few wealthy farmers and landowners. My sister lived in that area until she passed away last year. It's up for grabs about the jury makeup, but that gives you a general idea of the jury pool