Brian Raniere of Chicago, Illinois was interviewed by Connor Caparos, Sewanee student, on February 14th, 2024 on Zoom. While their conversation was primarily on the Black Lives Matter Movement, other topics included: discussing his work as an Chicago Police Aviation Officer including during Black Lives Matter protests in the Summer of 2020 in response to the death of George Floyd. We hope that this conversation will assist scholars with a further understanding of race in the United States during the early twenty-first century. Please click on the link to see the full interview.
Doug Seiters is a retired Professor Emeritus of Classical Languages from The University of the South. Mr. Seiters was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1943. He grew up and attended school in Chattanooga, then attended Sewanee: The University of the South for his undergraduate education. There, he received his Bachelor of Arts. Along with this, he was the Chair of the College for his graduating class. After this, he attended Florida State University and received his Master of Arts degree. He then moved back to Sewanee, Tennessee, where he taught at the University of the South. During his time teaching, Mr. Seiters hosted and co-operated the Sewanee Summer Scholars program. This was a program designed by the school to bring in underprivileged students of color and provide them with the opportunity to achieve higher education. Mr. Seiters is now retired, living with his wife right in the heart of the Sewanee campus.
Hazel Robinson of Crossville, Tennessee was interviewed by Lily Boston, Sewanee student, on February 10th, 2024 on Zoom. While their conversation was primarily on the Black Lives Matter Movement, other topics included: discussing the effects of the Civil Rights Movement on her Nursing Education and how Robinson was exposed to the Black Lives Matter Movement by the 2020 Elections. We hope that this conversation will assist scholars with a further understanding of race in the United States during the early twenty-first century. Please click on the link to see the full interview.
Amy Arrowsmith of Chattanooga, Tennessee was interviewed by Teddy Arrowsmith, Sewanee student, on February 17, 2024 via telephone. While their conversation was primarily on the Black Lives Matter Movement, other topics included: The Civil Rights Movement and the Integration of Public Schools in the Southern United States during the 1960s We hope that this conversation will assist scholars with a further understanding of race in the United States during the early twenty-first century. Please click on the link to see the full interview.
Parker Boyden of Clarion, Pennsylvania was interviewed by Romy Ahn, Sewanee student, on February 25th, 2024 on Zoom. While their conversation was primarily on the Black Lives Matter Movement, other topics included: discussing their boarding school’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts and response to the Black Lives Matter movement. We hope that this conversation will assist scholars with a further understanding of race in the United States during the early twenty-first century. Please click on the link to see the full interview.
Ethan Britt of Sewanee, Tennessee was interviewed by Stewart Buchanan, a Sewanee student, on November 28th, 2023, in person. While their conversation was primarily on the Black Lives Matter Movement, other topics included talking about race relations in his hometown of Chapel Hill, North Carolina as well as its reaction to the death of George Floyd. We hope that this conversation will assist scholars with a further understanding of race in the United States during the early twenty-first century. Please click on the link to see the full interview.
