"The Jefferson Airplane"

Historical marker location:

Barnwell, South Carolina

( Marker is on Ellington Street (U.S. 278), on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2005

South Carolina is home to several historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), including Claflin University, Benedict College, and South Carolina State University. These institutions played a key role in educating African Americans in the state during the era of segregation.