Does the name Henrie D. Monteith sound familiar?
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In July of 1963, U.S. District Judge J. Robert Martin ruled that USC must allow Monteith to enroll. By the time the ruling was made official, USC leaders and students had already determined to proceed with dignity and no violence.
“We want no hotheads stirring up trouble at our state university. With intelligence, faith and regard for our fellow students, the integration problem can be settled in the spirit of which our Carolina community was founded.” -Joan Wolcott, editor of the Gamecock student newspaper.
On Sept. 11, 1963 Monteith, along with Anderson and Solomon, was registered for courses within minutes of her early arrival on USC's campus without incident.
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You can read more about Monteith and USC's integration via TheState.com's article "USC in ’63: Black students step onto campus, into history".

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