Saunders, William, 1935-
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Guy and Candie Carawan Sea Island recordings
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1203
Abstract
The Guy and Candie Carawan Sea Island recordings, 1960-1969, collection contains field recordings and oral history interviews documenting Gullah Geechee life and culture in rural Johns Island. The recordings were created, first, during the Carawan's time assisting the Island's Citizenship School and, later, when they lived on the Island from 1963 to 1965. The collection consists of reel-to-reel tapes, audiocassettes, and transcripts.
Dates:
circa 1959-1969
William "Bill" Saunders papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1100
Abstract
William (Bill) Saunders, was an organizer and lead negotiator of the Charleston Hospital Stike of 1969. In 1970, Saunders established the Committee on Better Racial Assurance (COBRA) to address race-related community problems and provide assistance to community members in need. He also operated the AM radio station WPAL from 1972-1998.
This collection includes materials relating to the personal and professional life of Saunders. A very small portion of the papers contains...
Dates:
approximately 1950-2004
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- Subject: Johns Island (S.C.) X
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- African American churches -- South Carolina -- Johns Island (Island) 1
- African American civic leaders -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
- African American political activists -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
- African American radio stations -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History -- 20th century 1
- African Americans -- Music 1
- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History -- 20th century 1
- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Johns Island (Island) -- History -- 20th century 1
- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Johns Island (Island) -- Social conditions 1
- Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- 20th century 1
- Charleston (S.C.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century 1
- Church music 1
- Civic leaders -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
- Community health services -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
- Community health services -- South Carolina -- Johns Island (Island) 1
- Field recordings 1
- Geechees -- South Carolina -- Social life and customs 1
- Gospel music 1
- Gullahs -- South Carolina -- Social life and customs 1
- Hospital Workers' Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969 1
- Johns Island (S.C. : Island) -- History -- 20th century 1
- Johns Island (S.C.) 1
- Nonprofit organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History -- 20th century 1
- Nonprofit organizations -- South Carolina -- Johns Island (Island) -- 20th century 1
- Oral histories 1
- Sea Islands -- Social conditions 1
- Social action -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- 20th century 1
- Watch night 1
- audiocassettes 1
- tape reels 1
- transcripts 1