Interviewer
Robert Ryals
Files
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Abstract
In May of 2013 Mr. Edward Harris sat down and discussed his brother, Herman K. Harris, who was a part of the freedom riders. Mr. Harris also discusses his military service and his tour of duty in Vietnam. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
Publication Date
5-16-2013
Unique Identifier
OH 296
Format
MP3
Length
2 hours, 18 minutes
Restrictions
This interview is open for use.
Series
Civil Rights Movement
Disciplines
Oral History
Keywords
Sharecropper, African American Education, Southern Family, Heath Springs, South Carolina, Segregation, Freedom Riders, KKK, Vietnam, PTSD
Recommended Citation
Harris, Edward; Dow, Brenda; and King, Sylvester, "Interview with Edward "Ed" Harris, Brenda Dow, and Sylvester King" (2013). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 296.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/117
LC Subject Headings
Harris, Herman K., African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina, Civil rights movements -- South Carolina, Freedom Rides, 1961, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Veterans -- Mental health
