The State: SC keeps lone black trustee on university board
COLUMBIA, S.C. — State lawmakers voted to retain the only black member of the University of South Carolina’s board of trustees Wednesday in a vote that drew attention to the board’s lack of diversity and threatened the school’s football recruiting.
Leah Moody, an attorney, was elected by an 80-77 vote to continue to represent York and Union counties. She defeated Alton Hyatt, a white pharmacist and lawyer who was considered a favorite last month before black lawmakers decried the prospect of losing Moody.
Read more: http://www.thestate.com/2010/04/14/1243066/legislators-could-elect-all-white.html#ixzz0lBQZbXfu
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