Perspective: Richard T. Greener is finally getting recognized as we tell a more complete version of American history.
Greener was Harvard’s first Black graduate in 1870 — but neither the Boston Globe nor the Harvard Crimson took note of his death. He was the first Black professor at the University of South Carolina, where he served from 1873 to 1877 — but neither the student newspaper nor any local newspapers in Columbia published a word about his passing.
While at the University of South Carolina, Greener was a busy man. In addition to teaching, he served for a time as a librarian, reorganizing the library, based in part on his experience with the catalogue and circulation system at Harvard and aided by his knowledge of Latin, Greek and French. He attended the law school, graduating in 1876. Informed by his own experience of repeating his freshman year, Greener helped create a preparatory program for incoming students, a “sub-freshman class.
Greener had a varied career after his time in South Carolina, at times experiencing great success and at others, distressing failure. He served as dean of the Howard University law school, as the administrator for the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial and as a diplomat in Vladivostok, Russia.
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