Childs, Margaretta Pringle, 1912-2000.
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Childs, Margaretta Pringle, 1912-2000.
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Childs, Margaretta Pringle, 1912-2000.
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Charleston, S.C. archivist and social activist. The daughter of Ernest Henry Pringle (1881-1955), she married St. Julien Ravenel Childs (1897-1983) in 1935. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1932 and received a Ph. D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1940. A student of history, Margaretta P. Childs was involved in efforts to preserve historic buildings in Charleston, S.C. She was active in many local and national organizations including the Charleston Interracial Committee (1947-1958).
Margaretta Pringle Childs (1912-2000) worked as archivist at the College of Charleston, head archivist for the City of Charleston and a field archivist for the South Carolina Historical Society. In addition to her archival work, Childs was a member of the Charleston Interracial Committee and a Civil Rights activist.
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African American churches
African American churches
African American police
African American prisoners
African Americans
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South Carolina--Charleston
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Charleston (S.C.)
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South Carolina--Johns Island
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South Carolina
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South Carolina--Charleston
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Berlin (Germany)
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South Carolina--Charleston
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South Carolina
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