Charles Foster & The Black Experience

Norman Seabrooks, Class of 1973, engaged with archivist Tessa Updike virtually in the summer of 2020 to record stories on his early life, cadet experience, and thoughts on race.

Early years

 

Father

 

Living in a segregated Florida

 

High School

 

Comfortable being uncomfortable

 

Mother at football game, and Citadel dance

 

Citadel staff

 

Respect each other

 

Black Lives Matter

 

Dixie and the Confederate flag

 

Isolation