Seeking, Wealth, Sowing Servitude

Historical marker location:

1500 Old Towne Road, Charleston, South Carolina

( Marker can be reached from Old Town Plantation Road.)

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.