Name/Title
Interview with Joyce Howard [DVD]Entry/Object ID
2017.002.019Description
Interview of Joyce Howard, a woman who grew up in the North Central neighborhood of Charleston. The interview focuses on Ms. Howard's experiences growing up in the neighborhood, what her childhood house and neighborhood were like (and how it has changed), where she was allowed to shop and go to as a young woman. She talks about having been recruited for college, her experiences during the Civil Rights era in Charleston and in Alabama where she went to college, and also voting and registering to vote, including how people had to pass a literacy test. She recalls times when Black entertainers who come to perform in Charleston and where they'd be able to stay, and going to Atlantic Beach (near Myrtle Beach) because Charleston area beaches were segregated. (She mentions Mosquito Beach but not as a "water beach" but one with clubs and houses.) She also reflects on the shootings at Emanuel A.M.E. Church and the impact the City on the nation impressed by the local response and as an impetus for many people to move here. Ms. Howard is a long-term member and leader of New Israel Reformed Episcopal Church.
Recorded as part of HCF's "Changing Neighborhoods" series, made possible in part by grants from the SC Humanities Commission and the Employees Community Fund of The Boeing Company.
Date of interview: 10/2/2017. Interview conducted by April Wood (HCF) at New Israel Reformed Episcopal Church. Erika Hoffman (HCF), videographer.
1 DVD: 58:43
Digital files (MP3/audio and MP4/video) on MyPassport-OralHistory (external hard drive)Collection
HCF Oral History CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2017.002Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2017)Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
North Central, Lowcountry Digital Library, Changing Neighborhoods, Howard, Virginia Joyce Freeman, Neighborhoods--South Carolina--Charleston, African Americans--South Carolina--Charleston--Social life and customsPublication Details
Author
Howard, Virginia Joyce FreemanSeries
Historic Charleston Foundation Oral History ProjectDate Published
2017Notes
Copy No.: 1Location
Location
Container
DVD (Videos) Box 1Shelf
AV MaterialsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
Note
Notes: Consent Form and transcript on Media link.
MP3 (audio) and MP4 (video) files on MyPassport hard drive.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
October 9, 2017Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023