The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and Repositories

Juanita Goggins Interview

Repository: Winthrop University. Dacus Library. Archives and Special Collections

Collection Description (Extant): The Juanita Goggins Interview was conducted by Sharon Port for a Winthrop University-Hist 509 project. Goggins was interviewed for her political activism in South Carolina, in 1974 she became the first black woman appointed to the US Civil Rights Commission and the first elected to the South Carolina Legislature in the same year. She talks about her experiences as a SC Representative for the Democratic National Convention in 1972 and job discrimination.

Date(s): April 1981

Digital Status: No

Existing IDs: OH # 145

Extent: 2 cassettes (1 hr 30 min)

Language: English

Interviewees: Juanita Goggins

Rights (CRHP): Contact the repository which holds the collection for information on rights

Subjects:

African American politicians--South Carolina
African American women--Political activity
African Americans--Civil rights--South Carolina
Civil rights movements--South Carolina

Genres:

Interviews
Sound recordings