Video of Arnold Benson, Class of 1973, October 26, 2019
Title
Video of Arnold Benson, Class of 1973, October 26, 2019
Description
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, The Citadel’s first African American cadet, must have felt his freshman year, when he was the only African American cadet on campus. He says that Foster must have felt alone, being the only black person. “I felt alone for him, I can feel that now, when I do think about it.”
Mr. Benson also talks about why it is important that we remember Charles Foster today, saying, “You always remember the first.”
Mr. Benson also talks about why it is important that we remember Charles Foster today, saying, “You always remember the first.”
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/1091
Coverage
Charleston (S.C.)
Audience
Duration
6 minutes, 22 seconds
Collection
Citation
“Video of Arnold Benson, Class of 1973, October 26, 2019,” The Citadel Archives Digital Collections, accessed April 26, 2024, https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1091.