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Honoree Directory
Here is a complete directory of our African American honorees with
South Carolina roots in alphabetical order. Simply click on the
honoree’s name to review complete background information and
have the option of downloading that information to your computer
for future viewing and printing. We hope you will enjoy reading
about these African Americans whose achievements helped build our
state and nation.
| Nathaniel Abraham, Sr. |
Kimberly Clarice Aiken |
| Charles and Valerie Aiken |
Marjorie Amos-Frazier |
| John Artemus |
Charles P. Austin, Sr. |
| Augusta Baker |
Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates |
| Luther J. Battiste, III, Esquire |
Dr. Thaddeus J. Bell |
| Paul Benjamin |
Bishop Joseph Benjamin Bethea |
| Mary McLeod Bethune |
Kitty Black-Perkins |
| James A. Blake, Sr. |
Charles Bolden |
| Ethel Martin Bolden |
James E. Bostic, Jr., Ph. D. |
| Harold R. Boulware, Sr. |
Reverend William M. Bowman, Sr. |
| Paul Brawley and Wendy C. Brawley |
Lila Mae Brock |
| Israel Brooks, Jr. |
Representative Joe E. Brown |
| James F. Brown, D.D.S |
W. Melvin Brown |
| Ruth Ann Butler |
Emory Shaw Campbell |
| Harry Carson |
Septima Poinsette Clark |
| James Roland Clark, M.D. |
Arthur J. H. Clement, Jr. |
| William and Beverly Clyburn |
James E. Clyburn |
| The Honorable Merl F. Code |
Allen Louis Code, Sr. |
| Edward Sawyer Cooper, M.D. |
Martin Douglass Cooper |
| Dr. Noble P. Cooper |
Willis H. Crosby |
| Margaree Seawright Crosby |
Bennie Lee Cunningham, Jr. |
| Jasper Cureton |
Beryl Dakers |
| The Reverend Joseph A. Darby, Jr. |
Everett L. Dargan, M.D. |
| Anna DeCosta Banks |
Herbert A. DeCosta, Jr. |
| Reverend Joseph A. DeLaine |
Willie Dereef |
| Ophelia DeVore-Mitchell |
Peggy Dillard-Toone |
| Dr. Margaret Abner Dixon, Ed. D. |
Larry Doby |
| Hattie Logan Duckett |
Charity Edna Adams Earley |
| Marion Wright Edelman |
Colonel Claude J. Eichelberger |
| George A. Elmore |
Alex English |
| Matilda Arabelle Evans, M.D. |
Etu Evans |
| Thomas (Tom) Feelings |
Ernest A. Finney, Jr. |
| A. Tony Fisher |
Sarah Mae Flemming |
| Lillian Brock Flemming |
Ruby Middleton Forsythe |
| Smokin' Joe Frazier |
Pearl Fryar |
| Linda Dingle Gadson |
The Honorable Harvey B. Gantt |
| Dr. Naomi Garrett |
Lydia Sharon Garrett |
| Althea Gibson |
Dizzy Gillespie |
| C. (Curtis) Tyrone Gilmore, Sr. |
Adrenée Glover Freeman |
| Vivian Glover |
George Glymph |
| Dr. Charles G. Gomillion |
Janie Glymph Goree |
| Jonathan Green |
Reuben M. Greenberg |
| Louis George Gregory |
Gilroye A. Griffin, Jr |
| Alberta Tucker Grimes |
Lugenia Key Hammond |
| Lee Haney |
Edwin A. Harleston |
| John Roy Harper II |
Patricia Sowell Harris |
| Jaime Harrison |
Ernest Henderson, Sr. |
| Maranda Phillips Holmes |
Jean Sanders Hopkins |
| Janice Huff |
Jane Edna Hunter |
| Charlayne Hunter-Gault |
Alice Wyche Hurley |
| Curtis Inabinett |
Mary Jackson |
| Dr. Sara Dunlap Jackson |
Chuck Jackson |
| Jesse Jackson |
Ozie Jackson, Sr. |
| Bishop Frederick Calhoun James |
Gloria Schumpert James |
| Jarvis Brothers |
Willie Jeffries |
| Johnnie Ruth Jenkins |
The Honorable Robert N. Jenkins, Sr. |
| Willie L. Johnson |
Isaac Samuel "I.S." Leevy Johnson |
| William H. Johnson |
Mamie "Peanut" Johnson |
| J. Arthur Jones |
Dr. Ernest Everett Just |
| Jonas Thomas Kennedy |
Richard Kerns |
| Dr. Thomas Elliot Kerns |
Milton Kimpson |
| Eartha Kitt |
Larry Francis Lebby |
| Raphael C. Lee |
Dr. Lawrence W. Long |
| Isom Bartrone Lowman, Jr. |
Anna May Manigault-Hurley |
| Maxine Smith Martin |
Joshua W. Martin III |
| Senator John Wesley Matthews, Jr. |
Cassandra Maxwell |
| Benjamin E. Mays |
James T. McCain |
| Catherine McKee McCottry, M.D. |
Johnnie McFadden, Ph.D. |
| Eddie McGirt |
Nina Mae McKinney |
| James T. "J.T." McLawhorn, Jr. |
Ron McNair |
| Listervelt Middleton |
Earl Matthew Middleton |
| Dr. Kelly Miller |
Janie L. Mines |
| Frieda Mitchell |
Mark Myers • Sandra Myers |
| Dr. Maceo Nance |
Annie Greene Nelson |
| I. DeQuincey Newman |
General Lloyd "Fig" Newton |
| Horace Ott |
J. T. Pace |
| E. (Edmund) Perry Palmer |
Senator Kay Patterson |
| Patty Jaye Garrett Patterson |
Thales Thomas “Skipp” Pearson |
| Matthew Perry |
Bill Pinkney |
| Brenda Pressley |
Hemphill P. Pride, D.D.S. |
| Ann Pringle Washington |
Willie Larry Randolph, Jr. |
| Sarah Reese |
Bishop Sanco King Rembert |
| Jacqueline Rhinehart |
Brigadier General Velma L. Richardson |
| Rev. Nelson B. Rivers, III |
Richard Samuel Roberts |
| Prezell Russell Robinson |
Bernice Robinson |
| Bernice Stokes Robinson |
Arthur Rose, Sr. |
| Paul L. Ross |
Edwin Roberts Russell |
| Dori Sanders |
Johnny Michael Sanders |
| The Reverend Julius L. Scipio |
Donnie Shell |
| Art Shell |
Fouche'na Everlyne "Che" Sheppard |
| Modjeska Simkins |
Philip Simmons |
| Drink Small |
Marva Smalls |
| Robert Smalls |
Marlena Smalls |
| Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor |
Myrtle Hall Smith |
| The Honorable Willie T. Smith, Jr. |
Alex Snipe, Jr. |
| Walker Emanuel Solomon, Sr. |
Bobby B. Stafford, Esq. |
| The Honorable Harold A. Stevens |
Dr. John Stevenson |
| Diane E. Sumpter |
James E. "Patch" Talley |
| William "Bill" Terrell |
William "T" Thompson |
| Beatrice Rice Thompson |
Henry N. Tisdale, Ph.D. |
| Dr. Henrie Monteith Tredwell |
Major General Irene Trowell-Harris |
| Abraham J. Turner |
Leo F. Twiggs, E. D. |
| Shirley Tyus |
Wilfred Junius Walker |
| Louis L. Waring, Jr. |
Frank Washington |
| Jesse Washington, Jr. |
Taft M. Watson |
| Spann Watson |
Colonel Walter L. Watson, Jr. |
| Dr. Clemmie E. Webber |
The Honorable Lucille Simmons Whipper |
| Isaac W. Williams |
Armstrong Williams |
| Cecil J. Williams |
Juanita Willmon-Goggins |
| Josephine Helen Wood |
Sylvia Woods |
| Dwight E. Woods |
Justice Jonathan Jasper Wright |
| Dr. Stephen J. Wright |
Tommy Scott Young |
| Lee Thompson Young |
Major General Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr. |
| Geraldyne I. Pierce Zimmerman |
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