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

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Father

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Living in a segregated Florida

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Comfortable being uncomfortable

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Mother at football game and Citadel dance

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Citadel staff

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Respect each other

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Black Lives Matter

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Dixie and the Confederate flag

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Isolation

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