COLUMBIA: murio de frío la luchadora reclusa Juanita Goggins
Juanita Willmon-Goggins (1934-2010 )
As a graduate of SC State University, University of South Carolina, and Winthrop University Ms. Willmon-Goggins became the first African-American woman to be elected to the SC General Assembly. Born in Pendleton, SC she would also become the first African-American woman to serve on the United States Civil Rights Commission. To add to her list of firsts, she was also the first African-American woman to serve as a state delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Currently she is the President of the Juanita W. Goggins School of Excellence.
Photo courtesy of the South Carolina African American History Calendar
As a graduate of SC State University, University of South Carolina, and Winthrop University Ms. Willmon-Goggins became the first African-American woman to be elected to the SC General Assembly. Born in Pendleton, SC she would also become the first African-American woman to serve on the United States Civil Rights Commission. To add to her list of firsts, she was also the first African-American woman to serve as a state delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Currently she is the President of the Juanita W. Goggins School of Excellence.Photo courtesy of the South Carolina African American History Calendar
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