Oral history with Septima P. Clark

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Title:

Oral history with Septima P. Clark

Date:

1980

Interviewer:

Felkel;Miller

Interviewee:

Clark

Description:

Clark recalls what Johns Island was like when she became a teacher at the Promise Land School in 1916. Topics of discussion include transportation, the houses and living conditions on Johns Island, the importance of the Angel Oak tree to African Americans living on Johns Island, and the changes in the Angel Oak from 1916 to 1980.

Collection Title:

South Carolina Historical Society Oral Histories

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Oral Histories

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987

Topical Subject:

African American women political activists--Southern States--Biography, African American civil rights workers--Southern States--Biography, African American women teachers--South Carolina--Biography, African Americans--Education--South Carolina--History--20th century, Trees--South Carolina--Johns Island

Geographic Subject:

Johns Island (S.C.)--History--Sources, South Carolina--History--1865--Sources

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

43/0059

Date Digital:

2010-11-06

Digitization Specifications:

Mp3 derivative audio created with Audacity software. Archival masters are wav files.

Internet Media Type:

audio/mpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital resource copyright 2013, The South Carolina Historical Society. All rights reserved. For more information contact The South Carolina Historical Society, 100 Meeting St., Charleston, SC 29405

Admin ID:

221001