Who is featured in 2018 SC African American History Calendar?

The 2018 South Carolina African-American History Calendar features people who are still making an impact in the Palmetto State and others who left a legacy of service.

The calendar was unveiled Tuesday at the Koger Center.

“Sermons from a life well-lived give us inspiration, encouragement, pride and hope,” state Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman says in a message included in the calendar. The state Department of Education is the calendar’s presenting sponsor.

The calendar was launched in 1989. The website SCAfricanAmerican.com features past honorees as well as resources for educators and links to other material.

Those featured in the new calendar are:

▪ The late J. Arthur Brown of Charleston, civil rights statesman and community activist in the mid-1900s.

▪ The late Maude E. Callen, Lowcounty nurse-midwife for more than 60 years in the 1900s.

▪ Louise Miller Cohen of Hilton Head Island, historian and preservationist.

▪ Mabel James Dickey of Florence, historic preservationist and social worker.

▪ Percival Everett of Los Angeles, novelist, painter and educator who grew up in Columbia.

▪ James L. Felder of Columbia, educator, former legislator and former prosecutor.

▪ The late Nathaniel J. Frederick of Columbia, attorney and equal rights activist in the early 1900s.

▪ Burnett W. Gallman Jr. of Columbia, doctor and community leader.

▪ The late Richard T. Greener, Philadelphia native, attorney, University of South Carolina professor in the late 1800s, U.S. diplomat.

▪ Barbara W. Jenkins of Orangeburg, historian and preservationist.

▪ James L. Moore III of Columbus, Ohio, educator and counselor born in Lyman.

▪ Elaine Nichols of Washington, D.C., historian and former curator at the S.C. State Museum.

This story was originally published October 3, 2017 at 11:16 PM with the headline "Who is featured in 2018 SC African American History Calendar?."