Historical Marker
Sol Blatt, Jr.
Historical marker location:
69 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina
( Marker can be reached from Meeting Street south of Saint Michaels Alley, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2019
(August 20, 1921 April 20, 2016).
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.