Larry D. Watson

Dr. Larry D. Watson is a professor of history at South Carolina State University.

He is a former president of the Faculty Senate and former ex-officio member of the SC State Board of Trustees.

He joined the faculty in 2006.

Watson also formerly served as president of The STATE Club and was featured on the 2025 (July) Stellar Alumni Calendar of the SCSUNAA.

 Education

• B.A. (1973) Millsaps College (Jackson, MS
• M.ED. (1974) South Carolina State University
• Ph.D. (1980) University of South Carolina

Research Interests

• African American Studies
• Early American
• Civil War and Reconstruction
• Twentieth Century, including the Civil Rights Movement

Courses

• The African American Experience
• African American History to 1865
• African American history since 1865
• History and Government of South Carolina
• Research Methods in History, History Seminar.

More about Dr. Larry D. Watson

• Chair, WeGOJA Foundation
• President, South Carolina Council for African American Studies (SCCAA)
• Advisor, South Carolina Sestercentennial Commission
• Board member, Reconstruction Education Council
• Member, South Carolina Civil Rights Museum
• Author of various peer-reviewed publications and presentations