South Carolina Black Legislators Oral History Project
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: 1999-2000
Creator
- 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.
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Historical Note
The South Carolina Black Legislators Oral History Project is a series of oral history interviews conducted by the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture between 1999 and 2000. The project was led by Dr. Todd Moye, a postdoctoral fellow at the Avery Research Center. Efforts were made to interview as many Black legislators as possible, but only nine oral histories were completed over the course of the project. Interviewees include Rep. Alma Bryd, Sen. Herbert Fielding, Chief Justice Ernest Finney, Sen. Maggie Glover, Rep. Brenda Lee, Rep. David Mack III, Sen. McKinley Washington Jr., Rep. Lucille Whipper, and Rep. Seth Whipper. 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.
Full Extent
.209 linear feet (1 half Hollinger box, 7 audiocassette tapes, 6 floppy disks)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The South Carolina Black Legislators Oral History Project contains seven oral histories conducted by the Avery Research Center. 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. Interviewees include Rep. Alma Bryd, Sen. Herbert Fielding, Chief Justice Ernest Finney, Sen. Maggie Glover, Rep. Brenda Lee, Rep. David Mack III, Sen. McKinley Washington Jr., Rep. Lucille Whipper, and Rep. Seth Whipper. 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.
Arrangement
The oral histories are arranged alphabetically by last name at the file level.
Processing Information
Funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supported the processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid.
Subject
- Byrd, Alma W., 1924-2017 (Person)
- Fielding, Herbert U., 1923-2015 (Person)
- Finney, Ernest A., Jr. (Ernest Adolphus), 1931-2017 (Person)
- Glover, Maggie W., 1948- (Person)
- Lee, Brenda, 1948- (Person)
- Mack, David J., III, 1953-2023 (Person)
- Washington, McKinley, Jr., Rev., 1936-2022 (Person)
- Whipper, Jackson Seth, 1949- (Person)
- Whipper, Lucille, 1928-2021 (Person)
- National Council of Negro Women (Organization)
- South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus (Organization)
Genre / Form
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of South Carolina Black Legislators Oral History Project, 1999-2000 AMN 1198
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Nate Hubler
- Date
- October 2025
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
- Sponsor
- Funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supported the processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid.
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