The Guardian

The Guardian

After completing his undergraduate studies at Clark College in Atlanta, GA, James Felder served in the United States Army’s Honor Guard Ceremonial Unit in Washington, DC. This honor was bestowed upon him as one of only ten Black Americans to serve in this...
The Photographer

The Photographer

Cecil Williams, who served as the official photographer for both Claflin University and South Carolina State, watched as Black students gathered in protest around the All-Star Bowling alley in Orangeburg, SC, 1968. Although racial segregation in public places had been...
The Youth Leader

The Youth Leader

At 16 years old in 1962, LeRoy “Zke” Zimmerman finished high school and enrolled at South Carolina State University to study Mathematics. During a summer job delivering supplies between the all-white high school in Orangeburg, SC, and his own alma mater, Wilkinson...