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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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Film, VideoWilliam Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011 June 09 William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the Highlander Folk School, and working at a mattress factory. He also discusses founding the "Lowcountry Newsletter," helping the workers in the Charleston Hospital Strike of 1969, and running unsuccessfully for the state...
- Contributor: Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Taylor, Kieran Walsh - Saunders, William
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoCecil J. Williams oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Orangeburg, South Carolina, 2011 June 09 Cecil J. Williams remembers his childhood in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and starting his career as a photographer for several African American publications in his teens. He remembers photographing President Kennedy, Thurgood Marshall, and other civil rights leaders. He also discusses the Briggs v. Elliot school desegregation case, and his photographs of the Orangeburg Massacre.
- Contributor: Williams, Cecil J. - Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2011-01-01
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Film, VideoCleveland Sellers oral history interview conducted by John Dittmer in Denmark, South Carolina, 2013 March 21 Cleveland Sellers shares memories of growing up in Denmark, South Carolina, especially the influence of Voorhees College in the community. He organized a Youth Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Denmark, and he describes the group's activities. He discusses his first impressions of Howard University, where he joined the Nonviolent Action Group (NAG). He shares memories of...
- Contributor: Sellers, Cleveland - Dittmer, John - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Date: 2013-01-01
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Film, VideoThomas Walter Gaither oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2011 September 12 Thomas Gaither recalls growing up in Great Falls, South Carolina, attending Claflin College, and leading the college's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter. He remembers the student sit-ins in Orangeburg, South Carolina, joining the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and being arrested for protesting in Hollywood, Florida. He discusses organizing the Freedom Rides, his belief in nonviolence, and earning his...
- Contributor: Mosnier, Joseph - Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) - Gaither, Thomas Walter
- Date: 2011-01-01
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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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