- Collection:
- Briggs v. Elliott
- Title:
- Affidavits given by Harry Briggs, 1984 November 13
- Creator:
- Briggs, Harry
- Publisher:
- Columbia, S.C. : South Carolina Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1984-11-13
- Subject:
- Segregation in education--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Civil rights movements--South Carolina--History--20th century - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Clarendon County, 33.66581, -80.2164
United States, South Carolina, Clarendon County, Summerton, 33.60822, -80.3512 - Medium:
- affidavits
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- An affidavit given and signed by Harry Briggs. In his statement Briggs says that he signed the 'Separate but Equal' petition in 1949. The petition was for black students to have the same rights, resources and facilities as the white students. Briggs goes on to say he lost his job in response to signing the petition. This affidavit was given many years after the event occurred.
- Metadata URL:
- http://cdm17173.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17173coll24/id/100
- IIIF manifest:
- http://cdm17173.contentdm.oclc.org/iiif/2/p17173coll24:100/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Public Domain. Please credit South Carolina Department of Archives and History.
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Original Collection:
- Briggs v. Elliott
South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Historical Marker Files - Contributing Institution:
- University of South Carolina. Libraries
South Caroliniana Library - Rights:
-
