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Metadata
Object Type |
Oral History |
Title |
Interview: Cassandra S. Roper [DVD] |
Author |
Roper, Cassandra S. |
Summary |
Interview with Cassandra S. Roper. Cassandra Roper was born on Sol Legare in 1945, the daughter of Laura Wilder and step-daughter of Apple Wilder. In this interview, Ms. Roper recounts how, as a child, she and her cousins came to Mosquito Beach on Sundays after church and chores. She describes the boardwalk, the pavilion and the hotel, all run by her mother and stepfather. Like many people from the area, Ms. Roper went to live in New York City, returning to the realities of Jim Crow segregation at school and other places when she was about 13 years old. Ms. Roper recounts that Folly Beach was off-limits to African Americans except for work. She remembers the large crowds at Mosquito Beach and how it was an oasis from daily realities and how it functioned as a place for music and as a dating scene. Date of interview: Feb. 14, 2019. Interviewed by Michael Allen. See the video on the Lowcountry Digital Library at https://lcdl.library.cofc.edu/lcdl/catalog/250143. |
Publisher |
Historic Charleston Foundation |
Publication/Copyright Date |
2019 |
Subjects |
Roper, Cassandra S.--Interviews Mosquito Beach (S.C.) African Americans--Recreation--South Carolina--Charleston Segregation--South Carolina--Charleston Discrimination in public accommodations--South Carolina--Charleston Historic sites--South Carolina--Charleston |
Search Terms |
Lowcountry Digital Library Mosquito Beach |
Notes |
MP4 (video) and MP3 (audio) files also available on Passport external hard drive. |
Series |
Historic Charleston Foundation Oral History Project |
Object ID # |
2021.002.3 |