James L. Solomon Archive


(Photo of James Solomon from South Carolina State Library holdings.)

This page is dedicated to archiving some information about James L. Solomon, a former Morris College math professor, South Carolina public official, and one of the first three students to desegregate the University of South Carolina.


Scholarship on James Solomon

• James L. Solomon and the end of segregation at the University of South Carolina (with contributions from N. Knox, H. M. Treadwell, and C. L. Solomon), Notices Amer. Math. Soc. 67 (2020), no. 2, 192–200.

Mathematics of James Solomon

Solomon worked at Morris College from 1960 to 1973. He was promoted from Instructor of Mathematics to Professor of Mathematics in 1963. He served as Department Chairman in 1964 to 1965, Chairman of the Natural Science Division from 1965 to 1969, Acting Academic Dean from 1969 to 1970, and Vice-President of Institutional Planning and Research from 1970 to 1973.

• Lectures in the theory of functions of a complex variable, Part III, M.S. Thesis, Atlanta University, August 1960.
• Trigg, C. W., et al. Problems and Solutions. Solution 446, Mathematics Magazine, vol. 35, no. 1, 1962, pp. 55-64.
• "News and Notices" SIAM Review, vol. 9, no. 2, 1967, pp. 270-287. Notice of Solomon's membership in the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
• "Academic Members Elected into the Association" The American Mathematical Monthly, vol. 77, no. 9, 1970, pp. 1047-1048. Notice of the election of Morris College into the Mathematical Association of America.
• "The Cooperative College-School Science Program" Solomon developed and directed this NSF funded program for elementary school teachers which ran in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1973.

Transcribed Speeches of James Solomon

Solomon gave a number of speeches, when running for political office, for events at universities and colleges, and at church events. Thanks to Carol McCain for transcribing the last three speeches.

• "Speech during 1969 school board campaign," 1969, in the James L. Solomon holdings, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina.
• "Concession speech during 1969 school board campaign," 1969, in the James L. Solomon holdings, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina.
• "Speech during 1970 school board campaign," June 7, 1970, in the James L. Solomon holdings, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina.
• "Life is a song worth singing so sing it," April 1, 1974, in the James L. Solomon holdings, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina.
• "To be a Morrisite or to live a liberated life in pursuit of consciousness," 1977, in the James L. Solomon holdings, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina.
• "School district chairman acceptance speech," January 5, 1977, The State newspaper, Columbia, SC, p. 30.
• " Black History Month: A Time To Remember, A Time Of Rededication," 1983, in the James L. Solomon holdings, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina.
• "From Brown To Now: I Dream Of Freedom," 2004, in the James L. Solomon holdings, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina.
• ""All Signed Up" Remembering The Desegregation of the University of South Carolina," 2004, in the James L. Solomon holdings, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina.

Recorded Speeches of James Solomon

• "University of South Carolina marks 50th anniversary of desegregation." September 11, 2013, YouTube, uploaded by University of South Carolina.
• "University dedicates garden to commemorate desegregation." September 11, 2013, YouTube, uploaded by University of South Carolina.
• "CityLight Prayer Breakfast," April 3, 1969, YouTube, uploaded by Ecumenical Church Worldwide.

Recorded Interviews with James Solomon

• "Interview conducted by Robert Moore, 11 September and 17 September, 2002. Archived by the Oral History Department at the University of South Carolina.

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