"1853Z"^^ . "1923-01-07Z"^^ . "Liberian judge" . "Stewart, Thomas Mccants"@en . "1923Z"^^ . "1853-12-28Z"^^ . "Thomas McCants Stewart (December 28, 1853 \u2013 January 7, 1923) was an African American clergyman, lawyer and civil rights leader.Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he became one of the first black students to enroll in the University of South Carolina at Columbia in 1874. He graduated with B.A. and LL.B. degrees, and joined the law firm of South Carolina Congressman Robert B. Elliott. A close friend of Booker T. Washington, Stewart followed his philosophies of self-reliance."@en .