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James Atwater - On how the memory of desegregation shapes local schools

Interviewed by Jennifer Nardone on February 28, 2001

This interview is part of a project conducted by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate and undergraduate students in a 2001 oral history course. Topics include Chapel Hill's efforts to end racial segregation in the public schools; the process of creating integrated institutions; and the ways in which the memory of those experiences shapes schools to this day. Interviewees include former teachers, students, and administrators from Lincoln High School, the historically black school that closed when the desegregation plan was implemented, and Chapel Hill High School, which was integrated in 1962.

Oral history interview of Atwater, James conducted by Nardone, Jennifer on February 28, 2001 at Tyson's Corner, VA.

Citation: Southern Oral History Program, “James Atwater - On how the memory of desegregation shapes local schools,” From the Rock Wall, accessed November 24, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/james-atwater-on-how-the-memory-of-desegregation-shapes-local-schools.

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View this interview on the Southern Oral History Program website