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Colin Elam


The new desegregation monument sits in front of the McKissick Museum on the University of South Carolina Horseshoe after being unveiled on April 19, 2024. The monument honors Henrie Monteith Treadwell, Robert Anderson and James Solomon Jr. as the first three black students to enroll at the university since reconstruction in 1963.

USC unveils monument honoring 60th anniversary of desegregation

A monument honoring the 60th anniversary of the desegregation of USC was unveiled on the Horseshoe on Friday. The statue depicts Henrie Monteith Treadwell, Robert G. Anderson and James L. Solomon Jr., who were the first three Black students to enroll at USC since reconstruction.

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