Student Profile

Emma Richardson was born in 1950 on James Island to Calvin and Mamie Ruth Chavis.  In 1956, she transferred to W. Gresham Meggett as a second grader, and studied there through tenth grade.  In the eleventh grade, she transferred to James Island High School, as one of the first African American students to begin integration.  She graduated from James Island High School, 1968. Following high school, Emma worked for the State Employment Service and SeaLand, a shipping and receiving company.  She is a cousin to David Richardson.

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