Interview with Russell Roper
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- Title:
- Interview with Russell Roper
- Date:
- 2019
- Interviewer:
- Allen, Michael A.
- Interviewee:
- Roper, Russell
- Description:
- Russell Roper was born in 1943 in Charleston, SC. and in this interview he describes his memories of Mosquito Beach beginning in the 1950s. He relates that he and friends would enjoy the water, dance in the pavilion, swim, etc. There were boat races on Sundays and various clubs to visit like Uncle Jimmy's Club and Jack Walkers Club. Mr. Roper shares his memories of the segregation at Folly Beach and recounts an experience of being part of a group of young black men who went to Folly Beach one afternoon to cool off by the ocean until they were confronted by an angry group of white men. Andrew "Apple" Wilder was his uncle and Russell talks about his hotel, the Pine Tree Hotel where Russell worked on occasion. Mr. Roper also worked doing parking, operating bumper cars and operating a photo booth on Mosquito Beach. He tells of entertainers Bob Nichols, Honest John, John Ford and Shake-A-Plenty.
- Collection Title:
- Historic Charleston Foundation Oral History Project
- Contributing Institution:
- Historic Charleston Foundation
- Media Type:
- Oral Histories
- Series:
- Mosquito Beach
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Roper, Russell--Interviews
- Topical Subject:
- Historic sites--South Carolina--Charleston, Segregation--South Carolina--Charleston, African Americans--Recreation--South Carolina--Charleston, and Discrimination in public accommodations--South Carolina--Charleston
- Geographic Subject:
- Mosquito Beach (S.C.)
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Digital:
- 14/02/2019
- Digitization Specifications:
- MP4 derivative video created with Adobe Premiere Elements;Archival Master in Universal Disk format.
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Copyright © Historic Charleston Foundation
- Access Statement:
- All Rights Reserved.
- Access Information:
- For more information contact Archivist;Historic Charleston Foundation;P.O. Box 1120;Charleston, SC 29402.
- Admin ID:
- 250146
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