SC Gets First Black General

(WOLO) COLUMBIA,S.C., — Col. Calvin Elam was promoted Sunday during a ceremony at the McEntire Joint National Guard base just outside of Columbia making him the South Carolina’s first black general. Elam, a Greenwood native will now serve as the Assistant Adjutant General for the South Carolina national Guard. General Elam is also the Chief executive officer for the Elam Financial Group.