Feidin Santana, Interview by Kieran W. Taylor, 25 September, 2020
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- Title:
- Feidin Santana, Interview by Kieran W. Taylor, 25 September, 2020
- Date:
- 2017
- Interviewer:
- Taylor, Kieran W.
- Interviewee:
- Santana, Feidin
- Description:
- Feidin del Rosario Santana was born in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic in 1991. He moved with his family to New Jersey, NY when he was twelve years old. After high school graduation at the age of nineteen, he returned to his country to train at a baseball academy in rural San Pedro. He explains that for him this was a "life-changing experience" but after a physical injury, he had to quit and return to the USA where he struggled to adjust. Later, he went back to Punta Cana to work in the tourist industry. There he met the mother of his child and trained as a barber. A job opportunity in a barbershop brought him to North Charleston in 2013. On his way to work on the morning of Saturday, April 4th, 2015 Santana recorded the killing Walter Scott by North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager. Realizing the magnitude of the event he had witnessed, he feared for his safety but decided to hand over the video to the Scott family prompting the arrest of Slager. Santana reflects about the following months, including dealing with the press and media outlets, being a witness in the trial, and becoming the target of hateful messages.
- Collection Title:
- The Charleston Oral History Program
- Contributing Institution:
- The Citadel Archives & Museum
- Media Type:
- Oral Histories
- Series:
- Las Voces del Lowcountry
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Walter Scott
- Topical Subject:
- Latin Americans--Southern States, Foreign workers, Race relations, African Americans--Crimes against--South Carolina--Charleston--21st century, Police brutality--United States
- Geographic Subject:
- North Charleston (S.C.)
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Digital:
- 2017-09-25
- Digitization Specifications:
- Mp3 derivative audio created with Audacity software. Archival masters are wav files.
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Copyright © The Citadel Archives & Museum.
- Access Statement:
- All rights reserved.
- Access Information:
- For more information contact The Citadel Archives & Museum, Charleston, SC, 29409.
- Admin ID:
- 250066
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