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Interview with Rogersville Resident, Sandy Durham about her recollections of living in the same neighborhood as Swift Memorial Institute, the late HBCU (Historically Black College & University) once located in Rogersville, Tennessee. Interview was…

Interview withWilliam Dennis about his experiences with the May Day Celebrations and associated stories of the late HBCU (Historically Black College & University) once located in Rogersville, Tennessee, Swift Memorial Institute. Interview was…

Lester Lamon discusses the history of Black education in East Tennessee and the development of Swift Memorial Institute, then late HBCU (Historically Black College and University) that once operated in Rogersville, Tennessee.

Interview with Bobby Lovett about the comprehensive history of Black education in Tennessee and the US South. From the Civil War through Reconstruction, Jim Crow to today, Dr. Lovett covers the politics and social movements that led to the…

Interview with Hancock County native, Dessa Edyth Parkey-Blair about her experiences growing up on the border of Hancock & Claiborne Counties. She details the life and work of her father, Lawrence Parkey, in the community and the development of…

Transcribed interviews with Swift Memorial Institute Alumni & Scholars on the founding & development of Black higher education in Rogersville, Tennessee and across the state of Tennessee.
Interviewees include:
Betty Watterson-Fugate, Dr. Bobby…

College Catalogue from late Historically Black College, Swift Memorial Institute once located in Rogersville, Tennessee and operated by the Presbyterian Church from 1883 to 1954.
Names included in this document:
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William H. Franklin,…