Interviewer
Joyce Mickens
Files
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Abstract
Dr. Marion Woodward Wright McLester (1895-1994) was a civic leader and a principal and public school teacher in Sumter County, South Carolina from 1919 to 1964. Subjects include her background, her grandparents and slavery, voting for African Americans, education, family life, farm life and the roles of church and African American women.
Publication Date
4-4-1981
Unique Identifier
OH 146
Format
1 Cassette
Length
1 hour
Restrictions
This interview is open for use.
Disciplines
Law
Recommended Citation
McLester, Marion W., "Interview with Marion W. McLester" (1981). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 146.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/158
LC Subject Headings
McLester, Marion Woodard Wright, 1895-1994--Interviews; Benedict College--Alumni and alumnae; African American educators--South Carolina; Slavery; Families--Religious life; Agriculture; African Americans--Education; Civil rights
