Doug Seiters is a retired Professor Emeritus of Classical Languages from The University of the South. Mr. Seiters was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1943. He grew up and attended school in Chattanooga, then attended Sewanee: The University of the South for his undergraduate education. There, he received his Bachelor of Arts. Along with this, he was the Chair of the College for his graduating class. After this, he attended Florida State University and received his Master of Arts degree. He then moved back to Sewanee, Tennessee, where he taught at the University of the South. During his time teaching, Mr. Seiters hosted and co-operated the Sewanee Summer Scholars program. This was a program designed by the school to bring in underprivileged students of color and provide them with the opportunity to achieve higher education. Mr. Seiters is now retired, living with his wife right in the heart of the Sewanee campus.
Hazel Robinson of Crossville, Tennessee was interviewed by Lily Boston, Sewanee student, on February 10th, 2024 on Zoom. While their conversation was primarily on the Black Lives Matter Movement, other topics included: discussing the effects of the Civil Rights Movement on her Nursing Education and how Robinson was exposed to the Black Lives Matter Movement by the 2020 Elections. We hope that this conversation will assist scholars with a further understanding of race in the United States during the early twenty-first century. Please click on the link to see the full interview.
