<I>William Saunders Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: June 9, 2011
name: label: Created by
content: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
label: Interview of
content: William Saunders, American, born 1935
label: Interviewed by
content: Kieran Walsh Taylor
label: Subject of
content: Esau Jenkins, American, 1910 - 1972
label: Subject of
content: Highlander Folk School, American
label: Subject of
content: Charleston Hospital Workers Movement, American, 1968 - 1969
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
label: Description
content: 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.
label: Description
content: LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0027
place: label: Place collected
content: Charleston, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Korean War, 1950-1953
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Civil Rights History Project
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.174.27.1a-d
objectType: label: Type
content: video recordings
label: Type
content: oral histories
label: Type
content: digital media - born digital
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 1 hr., 43 min.
label: Dimensions
content: Total: 133.04 GB