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"Godfather of Soul'' heads up inductees

Web posted June 25, 2000

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Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - James Brown, ``The Godfather of Soul,'' will probably feel pretty good next week when he and eight others are inducted into the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame.

A black-tie ceremony will be held Friday night in Columbia. The event is sponsored by the United Black Fund of the Midlands.

Known best as ``The Godfather of Soul,'' this Augusta, Ga., native has had hit singles such as ``Papa's Got a Brand New Bag,'' ``Get on the Good Foot,'' ``Super Bad,''' ``I Got You (I Feel Good),'' and ``Say It Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud.'' Brown's dynamic live shows have earned him the label ``Hardest Working Man in Show Business.'' He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Others to be inducted are:

  • Roswell N. Beck, a physician and community leader in the Florence area for more than 25 years.

  • the late William B. James, an attorney and political activist who took part in the early civil rights movement in South Carolina. In 1949, he was the first black lawyer since Reconstruction to argue a case before the South Carolina Supreme Court.

  • Barbara Williams Jenkins, a Union native who worked at South Carolina State for more than 40 years and is dean emeritus of library and information services for the school.

  • John Wesley Matthews Jr., Democratic state senator from Bowman.

  • Frieda Mitchell, an advocate for children and the poor who became one of the first two African-Americans elected to a South Carolina school board.

  • Lewie C. Roache, a biology professor and dean emeritus of the South Carolina State's School of Arts and Sciences.

  • Margaret B. Seymour, the first African-American woman to serve as a federal judge in South Carolina. She works in Spartanburg, where she oversees criminal and civil cases.

  • The Rev. Redfern, II. Born James Redfern in the Valley Park section of Columbia, this community activist took the name of Redfern, II as part of his ongoing protests against racism in South Carolina.


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