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January 19, 2021

Harvey Gantt’s impact on the Carolinas

Yesterday, Mon., Jan. 18, marked 58 years since Charlestonian Harvey Gantt made history as the first Black student admitted into Clemson University. 🐯

While at Clemson, Gantt received his Bachelor’s degree in architecture + married Lucinda Bawley, the first Black woman admitted into the college. He went on to earn a Master’s degree in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and he eventually became the first African American mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Harvey Gantt, and other influential Black men + women throughout history, will be featured in various exhibits at the International African American Museum (14 Wharfside St.) once it opens in 2022.

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