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Oral History of Richard Polite, interviewed by Kieran Walsh Taylor, 10 April, 2009
Richard Polite was born in Charleston in 1951 and raised on Strawberry Lane before his family moved to Cannon St. near President St. After attending Burke High School, where he played football, Polite served in the U.S. Army and served one tour in…
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…