Dr. Abelle Palmore Nivens, our Grandmother was a powerful civic leader and an extraordinary force in education.Born May 16, 1916 as the 10th child of Abraham a brick mason and Minnie a teacher in Graniteville, SC. She attended Bettis Academy boarding school, earned a BA from South Carolina State, & a Master's from Columbia Univ. in NYC. She had a successful 73 year teaching career, working first at a 1 teacher School, followed by Aiken County public schools. In 1978 opening her pre-kindergarten school the Minnie Palmore House Learning Center in Graniteville S.C.. She left us with these words, “God gave me a task and a chance to free children from chains of ignorance and for as long as I live and breathe, I will continue to help people achieve”.
