Dawn Pleas-Bailey, vice president for student affairs at Southwestern College, will present “Great African Americans in SC History” on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 8 p.m. in Wroten Hall on the Southwestern College campus.  There is no admission charge. 

“In a time and a place where desegregation was frowned upon, Southwestern College and these early pioneers stood up for education and civil rights,” Pleas-Bailey says.

According to Pleas-Bailey, some of the interesting figures she will talk about include Rev. Elijah Pilgrim Geiger, the first African American graduate in 1899;  Ambrose Price Woodard who went on to be an attorney and federal court judge;  and Dr. Leroy G Moore who was the colleges first African-American athlete.

Snacks and beverages will be provided by Sodexo.

The presentation will be streamed on a live webcast:

• mms://stream.sckans.edu/video

For more information, call (620) 229-6336.