Wilson Cooke

Historical marker location:

631 South Main Street, Greenville, South Carolina

( Marker is on South Main Street.)

Marker installed: 2008

1819-1897.

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.