Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections
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Farmville, VA 23909
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Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
Currently, the Greenwood Library Archives does not have access to the recordings associated with these transcripts.
All consent and release forms for these materials are present and there are no restrictions to access or use of these materials for research purposes.
Custodial History
These transcripts were sent to the Greenwood Library Archives by Dr. Larissa Fergeson from the Longwood University History Department.
Biographical / Historical
Integration: Through Teachers' Eyes is an oral history project undertaken in 2003 by the Sociology 320: Sociology of Education class at Longwood University. The students in this class conducted 12 interviews with teachers who had experienced firsthand the struggle for school integration in the United States prior to and after the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954. The interviews also cover the closing of the schools in Prince Edward County and the 1951 student strike at the Robert Russa Moton High School in Farmville, Virginia.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of transcripts from 12 oral history interviews conducted in 2003. These interviews cover topics that include: the 1951 student strike in Farmville, VA, the struggle for integration, Brown v. Board of Education, and other civil rights related issues.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Prince Edward County (Va.) -- History -- 1962-1969.
- Public schools -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Segregation in Education -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Prince Edward County (Va.) -- History -- 1962-1969.
Container List
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2003.01
Interview Vera Allen2003
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2003.02
Interview Hortense W. Bouldin2003
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2003.03
InterviewPatsy Franklin2003
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2003.04
Interview Helen Gregory2003
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2003.05
Interview George Marshall2003
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2003.06
Interview Thomas Mayfield2003
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2003.07
Interview Erenest E. Miller2003
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2003.08
Interview Elizabeth Pickett2003
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2003.10
Interview LaVerne B. Spurlock2003
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2003.11
Interview Robert Trumbull2003
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2003.12
Interview Carol Turner2003