- Collection:
- Tom Crosby’s Rosenwald School Oral History Collection, 2006-2011
- Title:
- Joseph Brown oral history interview, 2007 March 20
- Creator:
- Brown, Joe E. (Joe Ellis), 1933-
- 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:
- 2007-03-20
- Subject:
- Brown, Joe E. (Joe Ellis), 1933---Interviews
Allen University--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
African American school administrators--South Carolina--Interviews
African American state legislators--South Carolina--Interviews
African Americans--Social life and customs--20th century
African American schools--South Carolina--Anderson County--History--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, Anderson County, 34.51909, -82.63788
United States, South Carolina, Anderson County, Pendleton, Anderson County Training School
United States, South Carolina, Anderson County, Pendleton, Pendleton Elementary School, 34.65205, -82.77736
United States, South Carolina, Anderson County, Williamston, Oak Grove School - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this oral history interview, Joseph Brown discusses his educational experiences in Anderson County, South Carolina. Brown attended Oak Grove Elementary, Anderson County Training School, and Allen University, where he majored in elementary and physical education. Brown taught elementary school at Reeder Point School before becoming principal at Hopkins Elementary (Richland County, South Carolina) and I.E. Johnson High School (Laurinburg, North Carolina). Joseph Brown was born on May 24, 1933, in Pendleton, South Carolina. A state representative, Brown has been the longest-serving African American legislator in the state since Reconstruction. Tom Crosby interviewed Joseph Brown at the House of Prayer in Columbia, South Carolina, on March 20, 2007. Interview covers Brown's education at the Oak Grove (grades 1-3 in the town of Williamston, S.C.) and Pendleton Elementary Schools (grades 4-8 in Pendleton, S.C.) in the early 1940s and at Anderson County Training School from 1948 to 1952.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tomcrosbystr/id/79
- 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 (56 min., 46 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.;1 audiocassette (56 min., 46 sec.) : stereo. ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Tom Crosby oral history collection, 2006-2011
Brown, Joseph 03Dec2007 CROS 017 - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
-
