Video of George Graham, Class of 1973, October 26, 2019
Title
Video of George Graham, Class of 1973, October 26, 2019
Description
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 Citadel’s first African American cadet, when he was a freshman and Foster was a senior. Mr. Graham says that Foster told him that “Quitting is out of the question,” and gave him advice on how to handle the isolation he was feeling as a cadet.
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.
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.
Source
Charles Foster & The Black Experience
Publisher
The Citadel Archives & Museum
Date
Rights
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Relation
Charles Foster & The Black Experience
Format
video/mp4
Language
English
Type
Moving Image
Identifier
https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1090
Coverage
Charleston (S.C.)
Audience
Duration
13 minutes, 52 seconds
Collection
Citation
“Video of George Graham, Class of 1973, October 26, 2019,” The Citadel Archives Digital Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1090.