On this day in 1963, Henrie Monteith Treadwell, Robert Anderson, and James Solomon led the desegregation of the University of South Carolina.
On this day in 1963 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today September 11, 2024 Sept. 11, 1963 Statues honoring the trio who broke the color barrier at the University of South Carolina are being constructed by sculptor Basil Watson. Henrie Monteith Treadwell, Robert Anderson, and James Solomon led the desegregation of the University of South Carolina, the first Black students to do so since Reconstruction.
Air Force and received degrees in chemistry and mathematics before serving as division director at the Commission on Higher Education and the commissioner of the Department of Social Services. His continued public service earned him the Order of the Palmetto — the highest award given to a resident of the state. As for Treadwell, she made history by becoming the first Black student to graduate from the university since 1877.
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