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Re: January 28, 1963
Jan 28, 2016, 12:11 PM
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First Black athlete on scholarship was in 1969. He was a track star. Don't remember his name but we were in the same study hall.
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Re: January 28, 1963- I know in football
Jan 28, 2016, 12:22 PM
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itwas Marion Reeves and he started in August of 1970. Was a nice guy and had a few years in the NFL before a knee injury slowed him down
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Yep, from Irmo. He intercepted a pass against coots
Jan 28, 2016, 12:35 PM
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in 1971.
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Re: January 28, 1963
Jan 28, 2016, 12:25 PM
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yep campus was crawling with highway patrol and reporters. National guard had a helicopter flying over campus 24/7. I was there, nothing happened. Reporters were so disappointed ...
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The entire event was very casual, and the crowd gathered was
Jan 28, 2016, 12:31 PM
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respectful and well mannered. As an 7th grade "townie", I was there watching. There had been a good bit of trepidation because of what had happened earlier at other southern schools, but to Clemson's lasting credit, Harvey Gantt's enrollment was totally uneventful.
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I was in HS, but was there with my Dad who was taking film
Jan 28, 2016, 2:31 PM
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from Clemson to airport for NBC. I looked down from Clemson House parking lot.
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Harvey Gantt Hall would be a great new name for Tillman
Jan 28, 2016, 12:36 PM
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Hall.
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Tillman Hall already has a name. hth
Jan 28, 2016, 12:58 PM
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Maybe name a different building for Gantt?
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Going to regret getting in a political debate in the mange
Jan 28, 2016, 2:08 PM
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but here goes. 99% of the buildings in the South named for people who stood for prejudice and segregation, I support keeping their current names. One example is Strom Thurmond H.S. where I graduated from.
Tillman is the exception. He came to power by intimidating blacks with murder and violence during Reconstruction to keep political power.
Tillman was more similar to Hitler/Mussolini than Strom Thurmond or George Wallace or Robert E. Lee even.
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