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Juanita Goggins Dead: Once-Revered SC Lawmaker Freezes To Death

03/11/2010 5:03 pm 1 comment

Source: Seanna Adcox/The Huffington Post

When Juanita Goggins became the first black woman elected to the South Carolina Legislature in 1974, she was hailed as a trailblazer and twice visited the president at the White House.

Three decades later, she froze to death at age 75, a solitary figure living in a rented house four miles from the gleaming Statehouse dome.

Goggins, whose achievements included key legislation on school funding, kindergarten and class size, had become increasingly reclusive. She spent her final years turning down help from neighbors who knew little of her history-making past. Her body was not discovered for more than a week.

Those neighbors, as well as former colleagues and relatives, are now left wondering whether they could have done more to help.

To read this article in its entirety visit The Huffington Post.

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This was a terrible tragedy!! I feel like more could have been done to help her in her later years after she became ill. Whether she wanted the help or not. Especially from her son there is no excuse. Now that she is gone we need to focus on her acheivements that she accomplished during the era that was so tough for blacks to break through. I did not know of her until this tragedy but, I am proud to know that she made HISTORY in my home state of South Carolina and that will never be forgotten. Ms.Goggins story really gave me inspiration to continue what I am doing to make a difference in South Carolina's school system. May her soul (RIP).

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