Sam Littlejohn Sr.

And the families of Emanuel Monte McDuffie, I. Ellis Johnson, the Rev. Larkin Lumpkin King, Ivory Smith Sr., Sam Littlejohn Sr., Gunther B. Gilchrist, W.L. Baker and others played significant roles in "making it happen."
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Sam LittleJohn Sr. also taught at Laurinburg Institute, then went to Hamlet where he taught math and science for 32 years before going into administrative work.In 1971, Littlejohn was appointed to the Laurinburg City Council, filling a seat left vacant by an elected official.The next year, he was elected as the first black mayor pro tempore.A cornerstone at the Laurinburg Municipal Building notes Littlejohn's contributions.He also made history as the first black to enroll at St. Andrews Presbyterian College.