Whipper, Lucille S., April 5, 2000
Scope and Contents
The South Carolina Black Legislators Oral History Project contains nine oral histories conducted by Dr. Todd Moye, a postdoctoral fellow at the Avery Research Center, between 1999 and 2000. Participants discuss their family history, their interest in politics, accomplishments during their political careers, and thoughts about the state of South Carolina politics and their political legacies.
The oral histories are arranged alphabetically by last name at the file level. More information about the content of each oral history can be found in the abstract at the file level of each interview. The audio recordings for the oral histories with Rep. Brenda Lee and Sen. McKinley Washington Jr. are currently missing. There is a transcript for the interview with Rep. Lee, but there is no transcript for Sen. Washington Jr.
Dates
- Creation: April 5, 2000
Creator
- From the Collection: Avery Research Center (Organization)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research. A cassette player is required to listen to the audiocassette tapes. A cassette player will be made available to researchers in our reading room. The Avery Research Center does not currently have the technology to read the floppy disks.
Full Extent
From the Collection: .209 linear feet (1 half Hollinger box, 7 audiocassette tapes, 6 floppy disks)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
Lucille Simmons Whipper begins by discussing her family history, her childhood education, her collegiate education at Talladega, and voter registration drives she helped coordinate. She then transitions to discussing her life after graduation including her work as a school counselor, her work with James Clyburn and the Neighborhood Youth Council, and her work at the College of Charleston. She continues by discussing how her lobbying work with the Avery Institute of the Afro-American History and Culture to create the Avery Research Center helped spur her interest in running for public office, her time on the District 20 Constituent School Board, and her thoughts on the Black Legislature. She concludes by discussing her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement and what she considers to be her political legacy.
The oral history is conducted by Dr. Todd Moye.
Repository Details
Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository
125 Bull Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424 United States
843-953-7608
averyresearchcenter@cofc.edu