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SCAR T-8: Judge Matthew J. Perry Col, Sound, 29 minutes. U. S. District Court Judge Matthew J. Perry is interviewed by Dr. Grace Jordan McFadden of the University of S. C. Perry describes the impact of segregation in his youth. He speaks on his education at "Booker T. Washington High School" and at "S. C. State College" undergraduate and law school programs. Discusses his efforts on behalf of Harvey Gantt at Clemson and Henri Dobbins Monteith at University of South Carolina. He talks about the integration of the state parks and the "tuition grants law." Note: from the series "Quest for Human / Civil Rights - Oral Recollections of Black South Carolinians."

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