#3 Levi Pearson Poster

Recognition finally came for four South Carolina civil rights pioneers who were instrumental in the first desegregation lawsuit, Briggs v. Elliot which eventually became Brown v. Board of Education. In 2003, Congressional Gold Medals of honor were awarded posthumously to Harry and Eliza Briggs, Rev Joseph A Delaine, and Levi Pearson in a moving Capitol Rotunda ceremony.