Carolina Stories
The Education of Harvey Gantt
Special | 26m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Harvey Gantt was the first African-American student to attend Clemson College in 1963.
In 1960, a talented African-American student from Charleston, Harvey Gantt, graduated from high school and decided to become an architect. Clemson College was the only school in South Carolina that offered a degree in his chosen field. In January of 1963, with the help of NAACP lawyer Matthew J. Perry, Gantt won a lawsuit against Clemson and was peacefully admitted to the college.
Carolina Stories is a local public television program presented by SCETV
Support for this program is provided by The ETV Endowment of South Carolina.
Carolina Stories
The Education of Harvey Gantt
Special | 26m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1960, a talented African-American student from Charleston, Harvey Gantt, graduated from high school and decided to become an architect. Clemson College was the only school in South Carolina that offered a degree in his chosen field. In January of 1963, with the help of NAACP lawyer Matthew J. Perry, Gantt won a lawsuit against Clemson and was peacefully admitted to the college.
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Carolina Stories is a local public television program presented by SCETV
Support for this program is provided by The ETV Endowment of South Carolina.