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Title: Betty Seizinger oral history interview, 1999 June 22
Creator: Seizinger, Betty, 1931-2004
Date Created: 1999-06-22
Subjects--Topical: School integration, School integration--Public opinion, Discrimination in education, De facto school segregation, Teachers, Magnet schools, Busing for school integration, Race relations
Description: Betty Seizinger discusses the history of West Charlotte High School and shares her experiences as a teacher there during the 1980s. Ms. Seizinger describes West Charlotte's challenges and successes in integrating staff and students during the...

Title: Dorothy Counts-Scoggins oral history interview 3, 1996 January 20
Creator: Counts-Scoggins, Dorothy, 1942-
Date Created: 1996-01-20
Subjects--Topical: Busing for school integration, Civil rights movements, School integration, Racism in education, De facto school segregation, African Americans--Education (Secondary), African Americans--Civil rights, African American families
Description: Dorothy Counts-Scoggins recounts being the first African American student to integrate Harding High School in Charlotte, North Carolina at the age of fifteen. Topics discussed include the remainder of her secondary education, Charlotte busing and ...

Title: Elizabeth Randolph oral history interview 1, 1993 June 16
Creator: Randolph, Elizabeth S.
Date Created: 1993-06-16
Subjects--Topical: African American elementary schools, African Americans--Segregation, Education, Racism in education, School integration, Segregation, Segregation in education, Busing for school integration, Manners and customs, Depressions
Description: In this first interview with Jennifer Greeson for the Levine Museum, Elizabeth Randolph describes growing up during the 1920s and 1930s in a family that emphasized education which inspired her dedication as an educator throughout her life in such ...

Title: Mary Lou and Jim Babb oral history interview, 1999 July 14
Creator: Babb, Mary Lou, 1948-
Date Created: 1999-07-14
Subjects--Topical: Open plan schools, School integration, Busing for school integration, Race relations, Public schools, Students, Parents' and teachers' associations
Description: Mary Lou and James "Jim" Babb recount their family's experiences attending West Charlotte High School during the height of school busing for integration in Charlotte, North Carolina during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Topics discussed include t...