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Noted African Americans

Learn about noted African Americans, many born in South Carolina, with local and national accomplishments.

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L. Casey Manning, Sr., Part 3 | SC African American History Calendar (2021) Janice Marshall | SC African American History Calendar (2019) 6

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Janice Marshall | SC African American History Calendar (2019)
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Janice Wannamaker Marshall, a native of St. Matthews, South Carolina, is the daughter of Verna Wannamaker Abney. Marshall was educated in the Calhoun County school system, and is a graduate from...
Food Rationing And Temporary Wartime Prohibition - Dr. Angela Jill Cooley - Episode 19 Influential Civil Rights Leaders During World War I 24

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Influential Civil Rights Leaders During World War I
Episode 24
Viewer Discretion Is Advised. Dr. Kathryn Silva discusses the life and legacy of several prominent civil rights leaders during the World War I era: Ida B. Wells, and W.E.B. Dubois.
Dr. Sherman James, Part 8: Message for Girls | SC African American History Calendar (2021) Jannie Harriot | SC African American History Calendar (2019) 5

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Jannie Harriot | SC African American History Calendar (2019)
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Jannie Harriot has devoted her life to education, the preservation of South Carolina's African American history, and her family. Harriot is a graduate from several colleges, such as Fayetteville State...
Lottie Gibson | SC African American History Calendar (2019) 3

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Lottie Gibson | SC African American History Calendar (2019)
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For over sixty years, Lottie Gibson fought for Greenville County’s poor and disadvantaged. As a life member of the NAACP’s Greenville Branch, Gibson was an outspoken civil rights activist. As a youth...
Congressman Jim Clyburn, Part 1 | The Big Picture 1

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Congressman Jim Clyburn, Part 1 | The Big Picture
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To say that Congressman Jim Clyburn is a driven man is an understatement. Clyburn had been involved in politics, one way or another, ever since his youth. It was during his time as South Carolina...
Congressman Jim Clyburn, Part 2 | The Big Picture 2

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Congressman Jim Clyburn, Part 2 | The Big Picture
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While serving as the head of the human affairs commission, Jim Clyburn was unsuccessful in his two attempts to be elected South Carolina’s secretary of state. Clyburn’s determination to win put him...
Congressman Jim Clyburn, Part 3 | The Big Picture 3

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Congressman Jim Clyburn, Part 3 | The Big Picture
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With Clyburn’s success in Washington, he does not have as much time for golf like he used to. Clyburn’s rise through the ranks has been steady, and marked by his ability to reach across the aisle, and...
Matthew Perry 102

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Matthew Perry
Episode 102
Upon returning home to Columbia, Matthew Perry established the Jenkins and Perry Law Firm, and became the chief legal counsel for the S.C. NAACP, where he began the battle toward the desegregation of...
Matthew Perry 103

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Matthew Perry
Episode 103
In 1975, after a nomination from Senator Strom Thurmond, then President Gerald Ford nominated Matthew Perry to a position on the U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Perry discusses what the Court of...
Matthew Perry 101

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Matthew Perry
Episode 101
Matthew Perry was born in Columbia, South Carolina, on August 3, 1921. Perry grew up in Columbia, and attended South Carolina State University, where he studied business administration. His education...
Dizzy Gillespie, Part 3 103

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Dizzy Gillespie, Part 3
Episode 103
When the opportunity came for a young Dizzy Gillespie to leave Cheraw, he took it. Dizzy moved to Laurinburg, North Carolina, where he went to school at the Laurinburg Institute. While in Laurinburg...
Dizzy Gillespie, Part 2 102

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Dizzy Gillespie, Part 2
Episode 102
Dizzy Gillespie was awarded the coveted Handel Medal, which is New York City’s most prestigious arts award. Gillespie is also part of the Newport Jazz Festival Program, and introduced friends and...
Steve Benjamin | SC African American History Calendar 1

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Steve Benjamin | SC African American History Calendar
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Mayor Steve Benjamin, Columbia’s first African American mayor, was elected in a record-turnout election in 2010. He made it his mission to shape the Capital City into the most talented, educated and...
Vivian Ayers Allen | SC African American History Calendar (2020) - Episode 1 David Drake | SC African American History Calendar (2019) 2

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David Drake | SC African American History Calendar (2019)
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David Drake, also known as “Dave the Potter” and “Dave the Slave,” (c.1801-c.1870) was an American potter who lived in Edgefield, S.C. Dave produced alkaline-glazed stoneware jugs between the 1820s...
Hampton Plantation | South Carolina Public Radio Hunter, Jane Edna Iris | South Carolina Public Radio

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Hunter, Jane Edna Iris | South Carolina Public Radio
"H" is for Hunter, Jane Edna Iris (1882-1971). Nurse, social worker. Family circumstances forced Hunter to go into domestic service when barely in her teens. She was able to work her way through...
Hampton Plantation | South Carolina Public Radio Hunter-Gault, Charlayne | South Carolina Public Radio

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Hunter-Gault, Charlayne | South Carolina Public Radio
"H" is for Hunter-Gault, Charlayne (b. 1942). Journalist, civil rights activist. Hunter-Gault attended Wayne State University in Detroit before a judge allowed her to desegregate the University of...
Sea Pines Company | South Carolina Public Radio Simkins, Modjeska Monteith | South Carolina Public Radio

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Simkins, Modjeska Monteith | South Carolina Public Radio
“S” is for Simkins, Modjeska Monteith [1899-1992] Educator, civil rights organizer, community activist. Simkins’s inspiration to become an advocate for the black community came from her parents. After...
Dorn, William Jennings Bryan | South Carolina Public Radio Doby, Lawrence Edward | South Carolina Public Radio

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Doby, Lawrence Edward | South Carolina Public Radio
"D" is for Doby, Lawrence Edward [1923-2003]. Baseball Player. Larry Doby was the first African American to play baseball in the American League and the second African American to manage a major...