Interview with Shauntoria Currence - OH 727

Interviewer

Kaniya Simpson

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Abstract

This interview was conducted by Winthrop student Kaniya Simpson with Shauntoria Currence as part of Project 2020: A Collaborative Oral History, with specific emphasis on Black women in business. Currence discusses her experiences as a Black, female business owner balancing her many roles as an accountant, mother, wife, and community member. She sheds light on the importance of providing livable wages to her workers, especially in the local African American community.

Shauntoria Currence, a Rock Hill native, studied Psychology at USC-Upstate and Entrepreneurship at York Technical College. She owns and operates New Generation Installation and Repair, LLC (formerly New Generation Electrical Contractors) in Rock Hill, SC. The company specializes in residential and commercial electrical contracting as well as installation services.

Spearheaded by Dr. O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight, Assistant Professor of History & African American Studies at Winthrop University, Project 2020 is best summarized in her words: “The goal was to conduct interviews that explored the various ways in which Americans were experiencing and being impacted by the various watershed moments that emerged during 2020 (the global pandemic, social unrest, financial challenges, issues with healthcare, etc.)."

Publication Date

11-30-2021

Unique Identifier

OH 727

Format

M4A

Length

00:08:16

Restrictions

This interview is open for use.

Disciplines

Law

Keywords

Black Women, Black-Owned Businesses, Entrepreneurship, Race, 2020

Notes

Completed as part of Dr. O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight’s HIST/AAMS/WMST-517: Black Women in American course in the fall of 2021.

Interview with Shauntoria Currence - OH 727

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