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Mr. Graham briefly describes his own cadet experience, including an experience as a freshman when upperclassmen hung ropes in his room that frightened and intimidated him. Mr. Graham reflects on how Charles Foster must have felt his freshman year, as the only African American cadet on campus, saying, “Charlie had to go through pure hell. The isolation is probably the big thing, because you’re isolated so much as an African American.” Graham also talks about why it is important that we remember Charles Foster today.]]>
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Mr. Benson also talks about why it is important that we remember Charles Foster today, saying, “You always remember the first.”]]>
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Mr. Legare calls Charles Foster a “Trailblazer,” and says, “We can always point to Charlie and say, you know, ’Charlie did it’, and he was the first. So how can we quit?”]]>
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Dr. Ferguson reflects on how Charles Foster must have felt his freshman year, when he was the only African American in the Corps. He says that Foster knew the importance of the position he had at The Citadel, being part of a generation that was helping to change the South, and America. Dr. Ferguson said he is sure Foster felt isolated in the Corps, but had the strength to continue on. He also talks about why it is important that we remember Charles Foster today, calling Foster “A true American hero, and a hero of Charleston.”]]>
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Mr. Seabrooks reflects on how Charles Foster must have felt his freshman year at The Citadel, when he was the only African American in the Corps, saying, “He was isolated, and that sense of isolation weighed heavily on him.” He also talks about why it is important that we remember Charles Foster today, and offers advice to young African American cadets entering the Corps today.]]>
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