Pillar of the community: 70 years later, a Sumter beautician keeps pioneering Black family salon legacy alive
BY KAREEM WILSON
kareem@theitem.com
kareem@theitem.com
Posted 1/16/21
The year was 1950.
A parsonage on Walker Avenue in Sumter was the new spot for Black women to get a hair appointment. Beauty salons and barbershops are the cornerstones of every Black community, and Almeta Clyburn's salon was no …
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