Miriam Shivery Moore Brown
Pioneer • Educator • Visionary
“I viewed teaching, from the very beginning, as assisting boys and girls to acquire those skills which would help them to develop as effective citizens in our society. To me, this meant helping them to master academic skills and to grow in all the facets of development, fully and extensively. Teaching was the preparation, not only of citizens, but of the future leaders of the Negro race.”
-Miriam Shivery Moore Brown
Miriam Shivery Moore Brown (1901–2002) was a lifelong educator, principal, and community leader from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. From her early years in a close-knit African American community to decades of service at Laing School, Miriam dedicated her life to teaching, mentoring, and empowering students. She helped guide her community through times of social change and desegregation, leaving a lasting impact honored through Miriam Brown Memorial Day and the Miriam Brown Community Center. Her legacy continues through her family, including her daughter Jeanne Brown Morris, who carried her mother’s passion for education into a distinguished career at Illinois State University.
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