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- James Edwards describes himself as a non-politician, although he's the first Republican Governor of South Carolina since Reconstruction.
- Date Issued:
- 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama eulogizes South Carolina State Senator, the Reverend Clementa Pinckney, Senior Pastor at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and one of nine victims in the June 17, 2015 shootings at the church. Obama praises Pinckney's life long commitment to equality and justice, his public service, and his contributions to the Charleston community. Obama ends by talking about the power of grace, leads the audience in singing "Amazing Grace," then reads the names of the nine who were killed.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-06-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University doctoral candidate Jewell Debnam delivers a talk titled, "The Charleston Hospital Workers' Strike of 1969: A Women's Movement." Debnam describes the working conditions of African-American nurses in South Carolina, including low pay and rampant discrimination, which lead to their 113 day strike. Debnam explains how the nurses organized, maintained solidarity, had the help of Coretta Scott King, and prevailed. She recounts the growth and decline of Local 1199 and its failure to sustain its membership once the strike succeeded. A question and answer session follows. Debnam is introduced by MSU Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and co-sponsored by the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context, and the MSU Women's Resource Center, as part of the University's Project 60/50. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-09-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection