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William Saunders Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Saunders, William, American, born 1935
- Interviewed by
- Taylor, Kieran Walsh
- Subject of
- Jenkins, Esau, American, 1910 - 1972
- Highlander Folk School, American
- Charleston Hospital Workers Movement, American, 1968 - 1969
- Date
- June 9, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:23:43
- Description
- The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.27.1a, 2011.174.27.1b, 2011.174.27.1c, and 2011.174.27.1d.
- 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 senate.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0027
- Place collected
- Charleston, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Johns Island, Charleston+County"&op=Search">Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Civil rights
- Education
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Labor
- Mass media
- Politics (Practical)
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.27.1a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Children in Bedroom • Johns Island, SC
- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Printed by
- Steinmetz Studio, French
- Date
- 1964; printed 1998
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 11/16 x 13 in. (22 x 33 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of several young children by the photographer Leonard Freed taken in St. Johns, South Carolina. Seven boys and girls are photographed in the reflection of a large mirror they are facing, the bottom outline of which is visible in the photograph. There is a large window to the left of the photo letting in light. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
- Place captured
- Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.10.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc.
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Christmas Eve Watch • Johns Island, SC
- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Printed by
- Steinmetz Studio, French
- Date
- 1964; printed 1998
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 11/16 x 12 15/16 in. (22 x 32.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a group of parishoners attending an all night Christmas Eve service at the Moving Star Hall in Johns Island, SC by the photographer Leonard Freed. The photo shows the backs of the congregation in the right half of the frame. To the left and in the background, three women stand at a table, near a seated man. Coats and hats are hung on the walls. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
- Place captured
- Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- American South
- Communities
- Holidays and festivals
- Photography
- Religious groups
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.10.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc.