The Three Pioneers is a public sculpture on the main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Created by Martin Dawe, the statue honors the first three African American students at the institute, who enrolled in 1961.
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The statue features three bronze sculptures depicting Ford C. Greene, Ralph A. Long Jr., and Lawrence Williams, who, in September 1961, became the first African Americans to enroll at Georgia Tech. The statue is located in an area of the main campus called Harrison Square, named after Edwin D. Harrison, President of the institute at the time these students enrolled. The statue was unveiled on September 4, 2019. == See also ==