Delano
Roosevelt Boulware
Saxon Homes 1956-66 |
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Category:
Communications
A former resident of Saxon Homes,
Boulware was inducted into the Wall of Fame for his dedication to
the community. His accomplishments include formatting news specials,
and directing and filming documentaries. He received the
Communication for Excellence to Black Audiences Award for his work.
Boulware says, "Among some of the most important values learned
growing up in Saxon Homes were that you must give back to your
community and never forget your beginnings." At the time of his
induction, Boulware was a cinematographer and director for WRLK-TV,
the public television station in Columbia.
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King
Benjamin Lindbergh Jeffcoat
Allen Benedict Court
1940-55 |
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Category: Education
A former resident of Allen Benedict Court, King
Benjamin Lindbergh Jeffcoat was inducted into the Wall of Fame for
his service to the community and the United States Government.
Jeffcoat spent 36 years at W.A. Perry middle school as a teacher and
administrator. Additionally, he dedicated his time to his church, to
coach youth and to the boy scouts. Jeffcoat, also served for 40
years in the USAF/USAR, becoming the first African-American
Reservist to complete Fort Jackson’s Drill Sergeant School, and
was named Commandant of the 3282nd USAR Drill Sergeant
School. He was honorably discharged with the highest enlisted rank,
(CSM), in 1990. An honor graduate from the first graduating class of
CA Johnson High School, Jeffcoat received his B.S. degree with
honors from Benedict College, his Master of Science degree from
Atlanta University, and did additional studies in mathematics at SC
State University, The University of South Carolina, and Penn State.
At the time of his induction, Jeffcoat was serving as the first
principal of V.V. Reid Elementary School.
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