Theron Snype, Interview by Morgan Willer, 6 March, 2015

Theron Snype, Interview by Morgan Willer, 6 March, 2015

Theron Snype was born and raised in Downtown Charleston. In 1967, he graduated from Burke High School. In the interview, Snype remembers his experiences at Burke. He talks about his favorite English teachers, Ms. Doris Hazel and Ms. Altimeze McGriff, and his geometry teacher, Hazel Stewart. He describes Burke's positive environment and the abundance of activities for the students. Finally, he remembers the students that integrated Charleston Schools and states that activism was not promoted at Burke. He reflects on the limited understanding he and his friends had back then about the magnitude of the civil rights movement in Charleston.

Charleston and the Long Civil Rights Movement

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1 hour, 8 minutes

Willer, Morgan

Snype, Theron

Charleston, South Carolina