Clarence William Seay Jr. (1900 - 1982)

Born 17 Jul 1900 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Died 25 May 1982 at age 81 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Clarence Seay Jr. is a part of US Black heritage.

Clarence "Dick" was born in 1900. He passed away in 1982.

C. W. "Dick" Seay To Be Honored With Historical Marker.

Lynchburg, VA - A community leader who led efforts in Lynchburg to create equal educational opportunities for black students is being honored next month with the dedication of an historical marker.

Clarence William Seay was elected and served on the City Council, Lynchburg, VA.

Clarence William Seay was the principal for of the all-black Dunbar High School for 30 years.

He retired from Dunbar in 1968 and taught at Lynchburg College, (now University of Lynchburg).

Seay died in 1982.

Historical Marker Database. Lynchburg Virginia

Inscription. Clarence William “Dick” Seay, who lived here, was principal of Dunbar High School, Lynchburg’s secondary school for African Americans. A pioneer in the struggle for equal opportunities for blacks, for 30 years Seay shaped Dunbar High School into a school of academic excellence, holding that a “successful school and its community are inseparable.” He later became the first high school principal elected to the presidency of the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. After his retirement in 1968, Seay taught at Lynchburg College and served two terms as Lynchburg’s first black city council member since the 1880s and the first black vice mayor.

Erected 2013 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number Q-6-28.)

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116209779/
• Historical Marker Database Clarence Seay