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Norman Seabrooks is a member of The Citadel’s Class of 1973. In this interview, conducted by Tessa Updike, Mr. Seabrooks talks about how he was the first African American athlete to be recruited by The Citadel, and describes his cadet experience. Mr.…

Dr. Larry Ferguson is a member of The Citadel’s Class of 1973. In this interview, conducted by Tessa Updike, Dr. Ferguson talks about how he came to join the Corps of Cadets. He describes an experience he had with Charles Foster in the spring of…

Herbert Legare is a member of The Citadel’s Class of 1973. In this interview, conducted by Tessa Updike, Mr. Legare describes how he came to join the Corps of Cadets, and his experience as a cadet. Mr. Legare reflects on how Charles Foster, The…

George Graham is a member of The Citadel’s Class of 1973. In this interview, conducted by Tessa Updike, Mr. Graham talks about how he came to join the Corps of Cadets in 1969. Mr. Graham describes two encounters he had with Charles Foster, The…

Arnold Benson is a member of The Citadel’s Class of 1973. In this interview, conducted by Tessa Updike, Mr. Benson describes how he came to join the Corps of Cadets, and describes his own cadet experience. Mr. Benson talks about how Charles Foster,…

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Charles D. Foster desegregated the Corps of Cadets in the fall of 1966. This photograph depicts Foster checking in on Matriculation Day at The Citadel, 1966.

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Charles D. Foster desegregated the Corps of Cadets in the fall of 1966. This photograph depicts Foster marching on campus with classmates.

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Photograph of Charles D. Foster walking with his mother, Blanche Foster. Walking behind them are Charles Foster's grandmother Naomi DeLesline and Blanche’s friend, Liz McCray. This photograph is featured in The Citadel's 1967 yearbook.

William Foster Transcript - FINAL (1).pdf
Watch video clips from the interview here. William Foster is the brother of Charles Foster, who was The Citadel’s first African American graduate of the Corps of Cadets. Charles Foster desegregated the Corps of Cadets in the fall of 1966 as a member…

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D. D. Nicholson was The Citadel's Public Relations officer in 1966. This memo, written to Hugh P. Harris, then-president of The Citadel, describes an interview offer with Charles D. Foster, The Citadel's first African American cadet, which was…
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