- Collection:
- Tom Crosby’s Rosenwald School Oral History Collection, 2006-2011
- Title:
- William Cannon oral history interview, 2008 July 23
- Creator:
- Cannon, William, 1928-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Crosby, Tom, 1940-
South Caroliniana Library. Office of Oral History - Publisher:
- Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library
- Date of Original:
- 2008-07-23
- Subject:
- Cannon, William, 1928---Interviews
Booker T. Washington High School (Columbia, S.C.)--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
Booker T. Washington High School (Columbia, S.C.)--Faculty--Interviews
Allen University--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
African American teachers--South Carolina--Interviews
African American school administrators--South Carolina--Interviews
African Americans--Social life and customs--20th century
African American schools--South Carolina--Richland County--History--20th century
African Americans--Education--South Carolina--History--20th century
African Americans--South Carolina--Interviews - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Richland County, 34.0218, -80.90304
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Allen University, 34.01071, -81.02037
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Booker T. Washington High School, 33.99404, -81.02565
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Celia Dial Saxon Elementary School - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this oral history interview, William Cannon discusses his educational experiences at Saxon Elementary School, Booker T. Washington High School, Allen University and South Carolina State College (modern-day South Carolina State University; located in Orangeburg, South Carolina), his time in the United States Army, his 30-year teaching career at Voorhees College, Booker T. Washington High School, A.C. Flora High School, and his tenure as an assistant principal at Columbia High School. William Cannon was born on January 12, 1928. Tom Crosby interviewed William Cannon on the Allen University campus in Columbia, South Carolina, on July 23, 2008. Interview covers Cannon's education at Celia Dial Saxon Elementary School (grades 1-7 in Columbia, S.C.) from the mid-1930s to the mid-1940s, at Booker T. Washington High School (of Columbia, S.C.) until 1946, and Allen University from 1946 to 1950.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tomcrosbystr/id/62
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright: University of South Carolina. The transcript and audio are provided for individual Research Purposes Only; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction, and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: The South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, 910 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208
- Extent:
- 1 sound disc (33 min., 42 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.;1 audiocassette (33 min., 42 sec.) : stereo. ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Tom Crosby oral history collection, 2006-2011
Cannon, William 23July2008 CROS 024 - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
-
