A notable teacher, Mary McLeod Bethune founded a school for black girls in Florida. This eventually became Bethune-Cookman College, where she served as the school's president until 1942. Birthplace: Mayesville.
Vice-president under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, John C. Calhoun also served other numerous cabinet positions, such as secretary of war and secretary of state. He was a proponent of slavery. Birthplace: Abbeville.
Robert Mills was one of the earliest American architects. He designed numerous governmental buildings. His greatest achievement was the design of the Washington Monument. Birthplace: Charleston.
