Everette Stutts · Sewanee: Black Lives Matter Oral History Project

Title

Everette Stutts (Abstract)

Interviewee/ Narrator

Everette Stutts

Interviewer

Cameron Thornton

Date

February 19, 2024

March 12, 2023

Location of the Interview

Sewanee, Tennessee

Length

27 minutes, 30 seconds

Abstract

Stutts Everette was born in 2004 in Birmingham or Mountain Brook, Alabama. Stutts has lived in Birmingham his entire life, one of five siblings. Stutts had a very typical southern upbringing, playing a variety of sports including lacrosse which he now plays in college and participating in typical outdoors activities. Stutts noted that he grew up in a supportive and connected household. Stutts made the decision in early high school that he hoped to stay in the south in college and beyond, influencing his decision to attend the University of the South. Once he made it onto the mountain he fell in love with the school, immersing himself in the culture and various groups on campus. He is an active member in the Sewanee lacrosse program and is currently rushing the Beta Omicron chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity. Stutts notes multiple times through his interview that his background and geographic location limited his information and knowledge about the Black Lives Matter Movement, but that it was a movement he strongly supported and understood. He pointed out that although he perceived its conception as somewhat chaotic, he thinks that the emergence of social media has allowed it to grow into a powerful and strong movement and organization that will continue to grow and flourish. He also pointed out that aside from social media, much of his information about the Black Lives Matter Movement was from famous athletes. Which goes to show the importance of athlete figures and their thoughts. It was here that he developed his thoughts and perceptions of the movement. Stutts briefly spoke about what he thought to be the future of the BLM movement: an organization that retains the same goals as it does now but is more powerful, recognizable, and able to drive forth more physical change. He believes that everyone is created equal, and that society is changing
for the better but still has a long way to go. This interview is a part of the Sewanee Black Lives Matter Oral History Project.