# William Saunders oral history interview conducted by Kieran Walsh Taylor in Charleston, South Carolina, 2011 June 09

William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the Highlander Folk School, and working at a mattress factory. He also discusses founding the "Lowcountry Newsletter," helping the workers in the Charleston Hospital Strike of 1969, and running unsuccessfully for the state senate.

- Kind: Interview
- Year: 2011
- Runtime: 1 h 23 min
- By: Saunders, William
- Genres: War, History
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2015669126/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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