Interviewer
Susan Johnson
Files
Abstract
This interview was conducted with South Carolina House Representative Melvin Ernest “Ernie” Nunnery (1951-1991) regarding the mysterious death of eighteen-year-old black man Mickey McClinton which sparked a series of protests in Chester, SC during the fall of 1979. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) organized these protests. Mickey McClinton’s death was initially determined to be the result of a hit-and-run accident, but rumors quickly spread that McClinton was the victim of a racially motivated slaying sparking the protests. Mr. Nunnery was a member of the South Carolina House of Representative from 1975-1982 and discusses the incident and how the events of unfolded during the fall of 1979. Subjects include civil rights in Chester; and social unrest among blacks in Chester. Subject Mr. Golden Frinks and Chester Civil Rights.
Publication Date
5-2-1981
Unique Identifier
OH 136
Format
1 Cassette; MP3; WAV;
Length
00:21:03
Restrictions
This interview is open for use.
Series
Civil Rights Movement, Politics
Disciplines
Oral History
Keywords
Mr. Golden Frinks
Recommended Citation
Nunnery, Melvin Ernest, "Interview with Melvin Ernest "Ernie" Nunnery - OH 136" (1981). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 136.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/174
LC Subject Headings
Nunnery, Ernie, 1951-1991--Interviews; Frinks, Golden Asro, 1920-2004; Civil rights workers; Civil rights--South Carolina--Chester