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Sandi Abbo - On her high school history teacher (clip)

Interviewed by Kathryn Wall on June 11, 2025

Sandi Abbo - On her high school history teacher (clip)

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Oral history interview of Abbo, Sandi conducted by Wall, Kathryn on June 11, 2025 at Marian Cheek Jackson Center, Chapel Hill, NC.

Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Sandi Abbo - On her high school history teacher (clip),” From the Rock Wall, accessed July 25, 2025, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/sandi-abbo-on-her-high-school-history-teacher-clip.

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Sandi Abbo

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