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Film, VideoMatthew J. Perry oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Columbia, South Carolina, 2011 June 07 Judge Matthew J. Perry recalls serving in the military during World War II, and experiencing discrimination during the war. He remembers watching a trial that inspired him to go to the newly formed law school at South Carolina State College. He discusses his start as a trial lawyer in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the famous civil rights cases he argued, joining the NAACP Legal Defense...
- Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Perry, Matthew J. (Matthew James)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoErnest Adolphus Finney oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Columbia, South Carolina, 2011 June 08 Ernest Finney recalls his father's teaching career and attending law school at South Carolina State College. He remembers defending the "Friendship Nine," a group of college students who protested segregation in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He discusses joining the South Carolina Human Rights Commission, serving as a state representative, and his election to the State Supreme Court.
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Mosnier, Joseph - Finney, Ernest A., (Ernest Adolphus)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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