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Thomas E. Miller (President of Agricultural and Mechanics of Colored Colleges) is asked to resign by the governor of SC, because he was in favor of desegregation in schools.
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The first historical black college recognized by the state as a college.
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A lawsuit was filed in Charleston for equal pay for teachers in schools no matter their race. It was successful and lead to another lawsuit filed in Columbia and was also sucessful.
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Campaign led in Clarendon County due to the filing of the Briggs VS. Elliot Case.
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State officials declare there are not enough troops to keep the south safe in their schools during desegregation.
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Governor James Bryan supports 3 cents sales tax to help pay to upgrade school facilities for African Americans to avoid having to integrate.
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The first of 5 cases in the "Brown V.S. Board of Education" files about violation of 14th Amendment against African American. This gives hope for African Americans in South Carolina that segregation may be coming to an end.
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Governor Hollings warns students from Benedict College and Allen University that they would be arrested if they were to have a sit-in at State house on March 11th. The sit-in was called off.
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Public schools closed due to desegregation.
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A African American Association merges with the South Carolina board of Education
