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The University of South Carolina unveiled a new monument on the Horseshoe on Friday, which commemorates the 60^th anniversary of the desegregation of the university.

The 12-foot monument depicts Henrie Monteith Treadwell, Robert G. Anderson and James L. Solomon Jr., who were the first three Black 色中色视频s to enroll at 色中色视频 since reconstruction. It is based on a photograph of the three exiting the Osborne Administrative Building on Sept. 11, 1963.

The board of trustees and sculptor Basil Watson decided to place the sculpture at the crest of the Horseshoe outside McKissick Museum so that every person at the university would see it, board member and former Chairman Dorn Smith said.

色中色视频淭his is the visitor center, where every 色中色视频� man, woman, child that comes on campus to be interviewed at the University of South Carolina is going to walk right past that statue,色中色视频� Smith said. 色中色视频淭hey色中色视频檙e going to be able to see it and share it and enjoy it.色中色视频�

Smith added that the photograph that the statue is based on is "beautiful" and "iconic."

色中色视频淏ut it needs to be more visible, where everyone can see it, and I could not be more excited,色中色视频� Smith said.

The unveiling ceremony hosted Watson, Treadwell, family members of Anderson and Solomon, State Sen. Tameika Isaac Devine (D-District 19) and university President Michael Amiridis.

Devine passed a legislative resolution to recognize the three 色中色视频s and the new monument. 

色中色视频淭hese three 色中色视频s became trailblazers in desegregating the Palmetto state色中色视频檚 flagship university, paving the way to access and educational achievement for many thousands of Black 色中色视频s from South Carolina and beyond who have enrolled at 色中色视频 for the decades since,色中色视频� Devine said, reading from the resolution.

The legal process to integrate the university began when Treadwell was 16 years old, Treadwell said. She began the integration process by suing 色中色视频 after being

色中色视频淚 take great pride in knowing that in some small way, 60 years ago, I legally opened a door,色中色视频� Treadwell said. 色中色视频淥r, as Congressman John Lewis would say, I got in the way of a policy, of a tradition, that had passed its time.色中色视频�

The details of the monument represent different ideas of the event it depicts.

色中色视频淭he columns, incomplete and broken as they are, represent the institution and its history and its way forward,色中色视频� Watson said. 色中色视频淭he three Black 色中色视频s look and step ahead as they enter the institution, which is built on the foundation of knowledge, and this is represented by the books in the steps.色中色视频�

Art like the monument has an important role in our society, Watson said.

色中色视频淲hen we invest in art, it is an investment in the promotion of our values and the opening of minds, especially the minds of our young,色中色视频� Watson said. 

The creation of the monument started when Smith brought the idea to the rest of the board, Chairman Thad Westbrook said.

色中色视频淚t色中色视频檚 a special moment for us here at the university to be able to celebrate not only this moment in history, but the three 色中色视频s who bravely stepped out to desegregate the University of South Carolina,色中色视频� Westbrook said. 

The board of trustees oversaw a design and review team that found Watson, Smith said. Since the planning started in 2020, the board and Watson traveled back and forth between Columbia and Atlanta, where Watson is based, before the sculpture found its home on the Horseshoe, Smith said. 

色中色视频淚t has been a long journey, two years, working with various stakeholders and partners that came together to create this monument that will stand for generations, heralding the achievements of those who came and sacrificed before us,色中色视频� Watson said. 色中色视频淚t was a team that brought them together on that day, the 11th of September, 1963, and it will be teamwork that will propel us into a better tomorrow.色中色视频�