Edwin Roberts Russell
Dr. Edwin Roberts Russell was a chemist who worked on the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory.
Robert Purvis
Robert Purvis was an abolitionist from Charleston, SC.
Brenda Pressley
Brenda Pressley is an actress from Columbia, SC.
Frieda Mitchell
Frieda Mitchell was a civil rights and social justice activist from Beaufort County.
Nina Mae McKinney
Nina Mae Mckinney was one of the first Black leading actresses in Hollywood.
Beth Daniel
Beth Daniel is a professional golfer.
Cassandra Maxwell
Cassandra Maxwell was the first Black woman admitted to the South Carolina Bar.
Etta Jones
Etta Jones was a jazz singer from Aiken, South Carolina.
Jane Edna Harris Hunter
Nurse and social worker from near Pendleton, SC..
Etu Evans
Shoe and accessory designer, interior design consultant, philanthropist.
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