Nerie and Septima Clark 1919 photograph in Septima P. Clark scrapbook.

ID: 517 | This file appears in: Overcoming: Septima Clark Meets Personal Challenges, 1920-47
Nerie and Septima Clark 1919 photograph in Septima P. Clark scrapbook.
Nerie Clark and Septima Poinsette, 1919. “I had never fallen in love before,” she said later. Her mother tried to discourage the romance. “Charleston wasn’t especially fond of sailors; in those days, they had the reputation of being rough fellows,” Clark recalled. She was a dutiful and respectful daughter, but she felt this was her decision. “This was my life, so I went ahead with it.” | Source: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC.
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Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC.
"Nerie and Septima Clark 1919 photograph in Septima P. Clark scrapbook. " appears in: Overcoming: Septima Clark Meets Personal Challenges, 1920-47