Septima Clark Receives Honorary Degree, 1978 ID: 256 | This file appears in: Septima P. Clark Birthplace, 105 Wentworth Clark stands beside Governor James Edwards on March 11, 1978, at the College of Charleston, where she was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters for forty years of work as an educator, civil rights leader and advocate for the underprivileged. Gov. Edwards, a 1950 College graduate, was named alumnus of the year. Avery Research Center, College of Charleston Libraries. Courtesy of College of Charleston Libraries, Special Collections. Download Original File "Septima Clark Receives Honorary Degree, 1978" appears in: Septima P. Clark Birthplace, 105 Wentworth