Frederick C. James oral history interview, 2007 March 27
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James, Frederick C. (Frederick Calhoun) (interviewee)
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In this oral history interview, Bishop Frederick C. James discusses his educational experiences at the Rosenwald schools in Prosperity, South Carolina and Allen University, his career as a bishop in Africa, his friendship with former United States President William Jefferson ""Bill"" Clinton, the importance and influence of his early education, and his service as chairman of the Howard Junior High Restoration Center Initiative. Bishop Frederick Calhoun James, the only child of Rosa Lee Gray and Edward James, was born in 1922 in Prosperity, South Carolina. He earned his bachelor's degree in history and English from Allen University in 1943 and his master's of divinity degree from the Howard University School of Religion in 1947. Tom Crosby interviewed Bishop Frederick C. James at his office in Columbia, South Carolina, on March 27, 2007. Interview covers James' education at Howard Junior High School (Prosperity, S.C.) from 1927 to 1937, Drayton High School (Newberry, S.C.) from 1937 to 1939, Bettis Junior College (Trenton, S.C.) from 1939 to 1941, and Allen University from 1941 to 1943.
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Crosby, Tom, 1940- (interviewer)South Caroliniana Library. Office of Oral History
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