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Title: Sonja Gantt oral history interview, 2004 December 8
Creator: Gantt, Sonja, 1965-
Date Created: 2004-12-08
Subjects--Topical: Open plan schools, Teacher-student relationships, Student activities, African American students, Students--Social life and customs, Active learning
Description: Sonja Gantt, daughter of former Charlotte mayor Harvey Gantt, describes her experience as a student at Piedmont Open Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina in the late 1970s. She discusses the cohesion of the student body, influential teachers...

Title: Sue Spayth Riley oral history interview, 2005 September 13
Creator: Riley, Sue Spayth, 1920-2006
Date Created: 2005-09-13
Subjects--Topical: Unitarian Universalist churches--Education, Open plan schools, Education, Preschool--Curricula, Preschool teachers, School integration, Progressive education--Philosophy, Teacher-student relationships
Description: Sue Spayth Riley describes her experiences as the founder and director of Charlotte's first integrated and open preschool, the Open Door School. Ms. Riley attributes her decision to establish the Open Door School to a combination of influence...