- Collection:
- Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
- Title:
- Statement of Cloretha Bryant, May 23, 1960
- Creator:
- Wrighten, John H.
- Date of Original:
- 1960-05-23
- Subject:
- Evidence, Documentary--South Carolina
Race relations
Saint George (S.C.)--Race relations
Farmers--South Carolina--Saint George
African American farmers--South Carolina--Saint George
Police--South Carolina--Saint George
Police brutality--South Carolina--Saint George
Arrest--South Carolina--Saint George
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, 32.77657, -79.93092
United States, South Carolina, Dorchester County, 33.07949, -80.40556
United States, South Carolina, Dorchester County, Saint George, 33.186, -80.57565 - Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Three page sworn statement of Cloretha Bryant, dated May 23, 1960. The statement recalls an incident on May 14, 1960, where three police officers harassed and beat Cloretha Bryant and her children; the police also arrested her husband. The Bryants were African American farmers living just outside of Saint George, South Carolina.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Local Identifier:
- pnd6005
- Metadata URL:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/idn/id/228
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/iiif/idn:228/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- image/jpg
Manuscripts - Original Collection:
- Folder: General, 1960-1961, Isaiah DeQuincey Newman Papers, South Carolina Political Collections, The University of South Carolina Libraries
- Contributing Institution:
- University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections
- Rights:
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