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{{Infobox Sculpture
| title = The Three Pioneers
| image = 
| caption = 
| artist = Martin Dawe
| completion_date = September 4, 2019
| medium = [[Bronze]]
| subject = Ford C. Greene, Ralph A. Long Jr., and Lawrence Williams
| museum = [[Georgia Tech]]
| city = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States]]
}}

'''''The Three Pioneers''''' is a public [[sculpture]] on the [[main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology]] ([[Georgia Tech]]). Created by Martin Dawe, the statue honors the first three [[African American]] students at the institute, who enrolled in 1961.

== Description ==
The statue features three [[bronze]] sculptures depicting Ford C. Greene, Ralph A. Long Jr., and Lawrence Williams, who, in September 1961, became the first [[African Americans]] to enroll at [[Georgia Tech]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Suggs|first=Ernie|date=September 3, 2019|title=Georgia Tech to honor pioneering black students|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-tech-honor-pioneering-black-students/iBQFFg0NFgTw5s1FzIyVjI/|access-date=2020-07-23|website=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|publisher=[[Cox Enterprises]]|language=English}}</ref> The statue is located in an area of the [[Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology|main campus]] called Harrison Square, named after [[Edwin D. Harrison]], President of the institute at the time these students enrolled.<ref name=":0" /> ''[[Continuing the Conversation]]'', a statue honoring [[Rosa Parks]], is also located in the square.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Elledge|first=Zoe|date=September 14, 2019|title="Trailblazers" statues unveiling celebrate progress and diversity at Tech in bronze|url=http://nique.net/life/2019/09/14/trailblazers-statues-unveiling-celebrate-progress-and-diversity-at-tech-in-bronze/|access-date=July 23, 2020|website=[[Technique (newspaper)|Technique]]|language=en-US}}</ref> The statue was unveiled on September 4, 2019.<ref name=":1" /> That same day, ''[[The First Graduate]]'', a statue honoring Ronald Yancey, the first African American to graduate from the institute, was also dedicated at the [[Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons]].<ref name=":0" /> Collectively, the two statues are referred to as the ''Trailblazers'' statues.<ref name=":1" /> The statues' unveilings were attended by Greene, Long, Williams, and Yancey.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Scott|first=Roxanne|date=September 6, 2019|title=Georgia Tech Honors First Black Students With Sculptures|url=https://www.wabe.org/georgia-tech-unveils-new-sculptures-to-honor-first-black-students/|access-date=July 23, 2020|website=WABE|publisher=[[Atlanta Public Schools]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[2019 in art]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{Commons category-inline|The Three Pioneers (Georgia Institute of Technology)|''The Three Pioneers'' (Georgia Institute of Technology)}}
* {{Official website|https://www.news.gatech.edu/features/trailblazers-struggle-and-promise}}

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[[Category:Sculptures of African Americans]]