Oral history with Elizabeth Jenkins Young 1983

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Oral history with Elizabeth Jenkins Young 1983

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/718540094

audio interview

South Carolina Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8086421

South Carolina Historical Society

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Young, Elizabeth, 1934-

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Cooper, Miriam Raphael

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Young, Elizabeth Jenkins

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Longtime Charleston preservationist, Elizabeth Jenkins (Liz) Young, was born April 7, 1919 on Edisto Island. In this interview she conveys her love for Charleston and emphasizes the importance of its preservation, gives a brief lesson on the Gullah dialect, and discusses St. Michaels Church. Young also talks about Federal Memorial Day versus Confederate Memorial Day, a holiday designated to memorialize the soldiers lost in the Civil War, which she calls the War Of Northern Aggression. Audio with...