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North Greenville’s First African American Professor: Judge Alex Kinlaw, Jr.
Alex Kinlaw, Jr. grew up in Georgetown, SC as the son of Alex Kinlaw, Sr. and Corinne Giles Kinlaw. His dad was an AME minister and Judge Kinlaw grew up attending church and singing in the choir. His parents only had an 8th and 9th grade education and no one in his family had ever… Read more
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Desegregation at North Greenville
When North Greenville High School opened for classes in 1893, not all students were allowed to attend. The Articles of North Greenville High School stated in the admittance policy, “While said school is directly under the control and patronage of the North Greenville Baptist Association it shall be open to the admission of all white… Read more
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The Campus Lakes
In 1950, Dr. George R. Wilkinson donated $500 to North Greenville for a lake to be built on campus. The spot chosen for the lake was about a mile from the center of campus. Construction for the lake began that summer and was completed by the Stephens Brothers. The lake covered roughly three acres and… Read more
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The Light at the Top of the Hill: The Donnan Administration Building
North Greenville has had three administration buildings over the course of its 132 years. All three of these main buildings stood in the same spot at the highest point on campus. At the top of this hill, over a century of students have been able to gaze out of the windows of the administration buildings… Read more
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North Greenville’s Last Principal and First President: Dr. M.C. Donnan
Let me conclude this look at a man who did what he did because he was who he was by recalling a recollection of many times seeing him stand out there on the hill in front of the administration building. Not knowing he was observed he would gaze for long periods across the valley upon… Read more
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A North Greenville Antique Store Find
Twenty years after its owner’s death, a small autograph album from the late 1930s was discovered by Dr. Andrew Stevens at an antique mall. The owner of the little book was named Roberta Ryan and she attended North Greenville Junior College from 1937-1939. Susan Roberta Ryan was born in Center Grove, Alabama on May 14,… Read more
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