United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.974841971A portrait of Dr. Lucius Holsey Pitts, who was the first African American, first alumnus, and ninth president to serve at Paine College. As a C.M.E minister and theologian, Dr. Pitts served as president of Miles College before returning to Paine. He is credited as the person who made open admissions respectable. Dr. Pitts’ contributions in education are equaled by his contribution to race relations. He served on the Human Relations Commission in Birmingham, Alabama; and Augusta, Georgia. Dr. Pitts died on February 25, 1974, and is buried on the Paine College Campus next to the Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel.image/jpegenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Paine College, Collins-Callaway Library, Special Collections and ArchivesAfrican American universities and collegesCollege presidentsAfrican American MethodistsPortraitsPresident Dr. Lucius Holsey Pitts, 1971StillImage