USC to erect statue of first African-American professorPosted in Articles, Biography, History, Media Archive, United States on 2017-07-23 16:01Z by Steven |
USC to erect statue of first African-American professor
The State
2017-01-29
Avery G. Wilks, Reporter
.jpg) A portrait of Richard T. Greener on display at USC. Larry Lebby Larry Lebby |
COLUMBIA — Richard T. Greener was little remembered in Columbia for almost 150 years.
Then, in 2012, Greener’s law degree and law license were found in a Chicago house that was being demolished. And Greener and the University of South Carolina were reunited.
Monday, USC will celebrate Greener, its first African-American professor.
And, next fall, Greener, who taught classics, math and constitutional history at USC from 1873-77, will become the first historical figure to be immortalized with a statue on USC’s downtown Columbia campus…
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