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The final state intergrated

January 28, 1963

Harvey Gantt becomes the first African American to enter Clemson College in South Carolina, the last state to hold out against integration.

He later became the first black mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 2 terms in that position from 1983 - 1987.

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