sentences:  He was raised in Garco Village and graduated from North Charleston High School in 1960 where he participated in sports and student government.Three days after graduating from high school, Davis went to work in the office of Congressman L. Mendel Rivers, his godfather and namesake.While serving as an assistant to Rivers, Davis obtained a degree in history from the College of Charleston in 1966 and later graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law.