James J. Hardy

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James J. Hardy was an African-American member of the South Carolina legislature from 1870 to 1871. [1]

His son Walter S. E. Hardy became a doctor. [2] He applied to the University of Tennessee in 1939. [3] Dr. Walter Hardy Memorial Park and the Dr. Walter S. E. Hardy Scholarship are named for him.

References

  1. "South Carolina Legislature Online - Search". www.scstatehouse.gov.
  2. "CONTENTdm". cmdc.knoxlib.org.
  3. "NAACP article naming Joseph Michael and Walter S.E. Hardy". September 16, 1939. p. 3 via newspapers.com.