The Anderson community is coming together to honor and pay tribute to Anderson native and hometown hero, Chadwick Boseman.
Boseman, best known for his role as "The Black Panther" in a number of Marvel Movies, passed away Friday after a four-year battle with colon cancer. Boseman was born and raised in Anderson and would continuously give back to the community throughout his illustrious career.
The City of Anderson is hosting a tribute event in memory of Chadwick Boseman this Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Anderson Civic Center. According to city officials, the event will feature Mayor Terence Roberts, a prayer service and a showing of Marvel's "The Black Panther."
"He was able to reach out not only to our community, but he was a worldwide figure," said Roberts. "For us to be able to say that he was a native son, that grew up in our community with the support of people in our community, through church and schools, that says a lot about our community."