Interview with Marcus McDonald [MP4 file]

Publication

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Interview with Marcus McDonald [MP4 file]

Entry/Object ID

2021.002.17

Description

Interview with Marcus McDonald, who is the activist leader of Charleston Black Lives Matter and a local substitute teacher. He shares his experience moving from Columbia to Charleston for college as a young, black male. He learned the power words and communication hold at a young age, as both of his parents were deaf and he would often have to speak up for them. Mr. McDonald gives insight on how racial tensions shaped his education at the College of Charleston and how these circumstances led to his passion for advocacy and equity. He details the roadblocks to equity, as well as the ways he has used his personal power to help community members surmount them. In a seminal period of Charleston’s history, Mr. McDonald hopes to see the various centers of the Eastside prosper, and cautions the rapid gentrification of the area. Recorded as part of HCF's Summer Civic Collaboration with Morehead-Cain Scholars, "Exploring the Eastside," made possible by funding by the Morehead-Cain Foundation. Date of Interview: July 6, 2021. Interviewed by Shuhud Mustafa (M-C Scholar for HCF) at the St. Julien Devine Community Center. Kelly Ray (M-C Scholar for HCF), videographer. View the video on Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/575550918), You Tube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WauMqXZKips), or the Lowcountry Digital Library. Interview: MP4 file : 1:02:50 Digital file (MP4) on MyPassport-OralHistory (external hard drive)

Collection

HCF Oral History Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2021.002

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2021)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

East Side, Lowcountry Digital Library, McDonald, Marcus.--Interviews, Community activists--South Carolina--Charleston, Neighborhoods--South Carolina--Charleston, African Americans--South Carolina--Charleston--Social life and customs, Black lives matter movement--South Carolina--Charleston, Gentrification--South Carolina--Charleston, East Side (Charleston, S.C.), East Side (Charleston, S.C.)--Race relations, Charleston (S.C.)--Race relations

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Oral History

Publication Details

Author

McDonald, Marcus

Series

Historic Charleston Foundation Oral History Project

Publisher

Historic Charleston Foundation

Place Published

City

Charleston

State/Province

South Carolina

Country

United States of America

Date Published

2021

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Location

Location

Container

See Notes Tab

Building

Digital File

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2021.002.15, 2021.002.16

General Notes

Note

Notes: Consent form and transcript on Media tab. MP4 files on MyPassport hard drive and DVD. Also available via HCF's Vimeo and You Tube channels.

Created By

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Create Date

July 27, 2021

Updated By

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Update Date

March 30, 2023