Thursday, February 3, 2011

South Carolina's Black History

St. Andrew's TeenSpot Salutes

Marjorie Amos-Frazier
 
Community Leader
Born: 1926
Death: June 23, 2010

Marjorie Amos-Frazier, once described as "a one-person social service agency with a sweet demeanor and a will of steel," has spent her life breaking down barrier. Frazier was first woman to be elected to the Charleston County Council in 1974. Amos-Frazier was the first woman, the first African-American and the first non-legislator to hold a position on that body. As chairperson of the Human Services Committee, she spearheaded the negotiations between the county and the Medical University of South Carolina for indigent health care. She was instrumental in establishing a senior citizens center in Charleston County and in creating new facilities for substance abuse programs.


 

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