Episode 34: South by Southwest: USC’s 1960s Expansion

Contributors

Chris Horn, University of South Carolina - Columbia
Sophie Kahler
Bobby Donaldson, University of South Carolina - Columbia

Description

Like other universities across the nation, the University of South Carolina needed more land in the 1960s to keep up with skyrocketing student enrollment brought on by the Baby Boom. In a previous episode, we talked about the campus migration that created the east campus in the University Hill neighborhood. This episode explores the underpinnings of the campus expansion into Ward One and Wheeler Hill, which were largely obliterated by the 'urban renewal' efforts that acquired more land for the university.

Publication Date

10-19-2021

City

Columbia, SC

Keywords

southeast campus expansion, Wheeler Hill, Ward One, African-American communities, African-American neighborhoods

Disciplines

History

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