Agnes Burgess oral history interview, 2007 January 18
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In this oral history interview, Agnes Hildebrand Wilson Burgess discusses her educational experiences at Claflin and Elloree elementary schools through her graduate work at Temple University and The Sorbonne, her outstanding achievements as an educator, and her travels to France and Kenya. Dr. Burgess was the first African-American teacher to receive the South Carolina Teacher of the Year Award. Agnes Hildebrand Wilson Burgess, an educator, was born in 1914 in Chapin, South Carolina, to Rev. Benjamin Franklin Hildebrand Sr. and Agnes Brogdon. Twice widowed, Dr. Burgess passed away October 6, 2012. Tom Crosby interviewed Agnes Burgess at her home on January 18, 2007. Interview covers Dr. Burgess' education at Claflin University (grades 1-7) and the Elloree School in the early 1920s, Allen University (high school) from 1928 to 1931, as well as at Allen University from 1932 onward.
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Crosby, Tom, 1940- (interviewer)South Caroliniana Library. Office of Oral History
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