Henrie Monteith Treadwell, last of 3 students who desegregated USC, dies

She Opened the Doors: Remembering Henrie Monteith Treadwell and a Family’s Generational Fight for Justice - The MinorityEye

On October 27, 2026, South Carolina lost one of its most consequential civil rights pioneers. Dr. Henrie Monteith Treadwell, the first Black woman to graduate from the University of South Carolina and the last surviving member of the three students who desegregated the institution in 1963, passed away at the age of 80.

"She did open doors": Reflecting on the legacy of Henrie Monteith Treadwell

The university of south carolina and the state mourning the loss of a civil rights pioneer who changed the face of education in the palmetto state.Today, the sc

Henrie Monteith Treadwell, last of 3 students who desegregated USC, dies

Treadwell sued at 16 to attend USC, enrolled in 1963 and became its first Black graduate since Reconstruction. She died Tuesday, the university said.

Henrie Monteith Treadwell, the first Black woman to graduate from USC, dies at 80

She was the first Black woman to graduate the University of South Carolina and the first Black graduate since the Reconstruction era.

“She did open doors”: Reflecting on the legacy of Henrie Monteith Treadwell

The university of south carolina and the state mourning the loss of a civil rights pioneer who changed the face of education in the palmetto state.Today, the sc

USC mourns first Black alumna, civil rights trailblazer Henrie Monteith Treadwell

The University of South Carolina’s first Black alumna, Henrie Monteith Treadwell, died Tuesday, Oct. 27 at the age of 80.