<P> The legislature established a normal school to train teachers for the lower grades on the campus of the University as well as a preparatory school , since most black students of the state had been deprived of strong academic training in years past . In addition , to encourage enrollment by blacks , tuition and other fees were abolished . On October 7 , 1873 , Henry E. Hayne , the Secretary of State of South Carolina , became the first black student when he registered for the fall session in the medical college of the University . As a result of his enrollment , three professors resigned , and some white students left . </P>
<P> The legislature established a normal school to train teachers for the lower grades on the campus of the University as well as a preparatory school , since most black students of the state had been deprived of strong academic training in years past . In addition , to encourage enrollment by blacks , tuition and other fees were abolished . On October 7 , 1873 , Henry E. Hayne , the Secretary of State of South Carolina , became the first black student when he registered for the fall session in the medical college of the University . As a result of his enrollment , three professors resigned , and some white students left . </P>
when did the university of south carolina integrate
when did the university of south carolina integrate
1873
1873