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Oral History of Jacqueline Venning, interviewed by Elijah Otto, 3 October, 2013
Venning describes being raised in a Christian family and her experience in private schools, including Sacred Heart Catholic School and Bishop England, where she was educated until eleventh grade. Venning graduated from Burke High School in 1983.…
Oral History of Rhonda Jones, interviewed by Kieran Walsh Taylor, 3 April, 2009
Rhonda Jones (1970) is a sanitation worker for the City of Charleston, South Carolina. Having grown up in Brooklyn, New York; Rhonda moved south as a teenager to care for her ailing grandparents. A self-described outspoken and aggressive…
Oral History of Janie Campbell, interviewed by Kieran Walsh Taylor, 24 April, 2009
Janie Campbell was born in Moffett near Edisto Island, South Carolina, and raised in New Jersey. There, she worked in a group home for youth with disabilities and served as Chief Shop Steward for the American Federation of State, County, and…
Oral History of Adrian Williams, interviewed by Kieran Walsh Taylor, 5 September, 2009
Adrian Williams (1970) was born and raised in Charleston, SC. She was among the first female sanitation workers with the City of Charleston. In this interview, Williams recalls her early days growing up in Charleston and Johns Island and asserts that…