About the Author

Warner M. Montgomery, Ph.D., graduate of the University of South Carolina and the University of Michigan, began his professional career as a teacher and coach at the new A. C. Flora High School in Forest Acres in 1960. After teaching in Thailand, Michigan, Ohio, Africa, and Canada, he returned to Columbia in 1989 as owner-publisher of the Columbia Star newspaper. He is now retired and writes and teaches about the history of Columbia.