Institute Hall / "The Union Is Dissolved!"

Historical marker location:

134 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina

( Marker is on Meeting Street, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2010

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.