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HBCUs in South Carolina | Carolina Snaps
HBCUs in South Carolina | Carolina Snaps

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South Carolina is home to 8 of the 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), including Claflin University, the state's oldest and one of the top HBCUs. HBCUs played a vital role in...
Xanthene Norris | SC African American History Calendar (2020)
Xanthene Norris | SC African American History Calendar (2020)
Episode 9

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

As an educator and community leader, Xanthene Sayles Norris has established an exemplary career of public service and civic engagement. Born in Winston Salem, N.C., Norris grew up and attended public...
Joe Neal | SC African American History Calendar
Joe Neal | SC African American History Calendar
Episode 8

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Rev. Joseph H. Neal was born on August 31, 1950 to the late Mrs. Laverne Kohn Neal and the late Rev. C.R. Neal of Hopkins, S.C. He was the third of four children. His compassion for people at an early...
Roy I. Jones | SC African American History Calendar (2020)
Roy I. Jones | SC African American History Calendar (2020)
Episode 7

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Dr. Roy I. Jones is a lifelong educator who has served in South Carolina institutions for nearly 40 years. Jones is the Executive Director of the Call Me MiSTER program and Provost Distinguished...
Vivian Ayers Allen | SC African American History Calendar (2020) 1
Vivian Ayers Allen | SC African American History Calendar (2020)
Episode 1

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

A native of Chester, S.C., Dr. Vivian Ayers Allen is a poet, cultural activist, and American classicist. A 1939 graduate of the historic Brainerd Institute in Chester, Dr. Ayers attended Barber-Scotia...
Wofford, Kate Vixon | South Carolina Public Radio
Wofford, Kate Vixon | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8

“W” is for Wofford, Kate Vixon [1894-1954]. Educator. After graduating from Winthrop College, Wofford taught at Laurens High School and served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. Returning to Laurens...
Busbee, Cyril B. | South Carolina Public Radio
Busbee, Cyril B. | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

"B" is for Busbee, Cyril B. (1908-2001). Educator. In his early years, Busbee was a teacher, coach, and administrator in various schools in Georgia and South Carolina. In 1943, he moved to Brookland...