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In April 2023, Alexandria Russell was featured in the University of South Carolina dedication ceremony for 

Celia Dial Saxon Hall,

their first campus building dedicated to a Black person.  

 

Alexandria Russell’s research reveals that Saxon is the “most memorialized African American woman in South Carolina,” and she is committed to celebrating Black Women Legacies to educate our communities about the public history that surrounds them.

Portrait of Celia Dial Saxon
The Legacy of Celia Dial Saxon
Alexandria Russell stands in front of Celia Dial Saxon Hall.
Alexandria Russell and members of the South Carolina Federation of Women and Youth Clubs pose in fro
Alexandria Russell in group photo in front of Celia Dial Saxon Hall.
Alexandria Russell in group photo in front of Celia Dial Saxon Hall.
Alexandria Russell and Richland One Public School educator Mary Jade Haney at the Celia Dial Saxon D

Click "Full Article" below to learn more about the Life & Legacy of Celia Dial Saxon!

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