| Other author/creator | Barnwell, Thomas, Jr., 1935- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Gines, Denise, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with Thomas Barnwell |
| Portion of title |
Thomas Barnwell |
| Abstract |
Social activist and real estate entrepreneur Thomas Curtis Barnwell, Jr. was born on June 2, 1935 on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. At a time when the only transportation on or off the island was by boat, his family survived by farming their land growing vegetables, hunting , and catching shrimp and crabs. He graduated from St. Helena High School on St. Helena Island in 1954 and attended Clafin College in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Barnwell began his community service career at Penn Community Service, Inc. As a community activist, he held positions as Assistant Director for Beaufort-Jasper Hampton Economic Opportunity Commission, Executive Director of Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. and the Regional Director of National Consumer Cooperative Bank, Charleston, South Carolina branch. Barnwell worked to ensure healthcare, education, employment and affordable housing for the native islanders. He was also a land developer and private business owner of rental properties. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer |
Denise Gines, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Hilton Head, South Carolina 2007 January 30. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2007.034 HistoryMakers |
