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: 1 hr., 43 min.
Total: 133.04 GB
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%2BCounty%22&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
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
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59da103e0-e32a-4bd1-8355-ae9062944c9d

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