Dorothy Counts-Scoggins oral history interview 3, 1996 January 20
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@ University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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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 her views on the future of Charlotte's schools, as well as how her experience at Harding led her to become an advocate for children.
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Spoken Word1 Audio File (32:11) : Digital, Mp3 + 1 Transcript (16 Pages : Pdf)Audio/Mpeg
Crawford, Vickie (interviewer)
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University of North Carolina at CharlotteRecord Harvested From
North Carolina Digital Heritage CenterKeywords
- African American Families
- African Americans
- Alexander, Kelly M
- Beals, Melba
- Busing For School Integration
- Civil Rights
- Civil Rights Movements
- Counts Scoggins, Dorothy, 1942
- De Facto School Segregation
- Education (Secondary)
- Gaillard, Frye, 1946
- Harry P. Harding High School (Charlotte, N.C.)
- Racism In Education
- School Integration