Edric Cotton
Edric Cotton - On civil rights and education
"Because we can change these things, and that’s why we were marching..."
- Edric Cotton
This interview is primarily concerned with political figures (Dr. MLK, Jr, Dr. Benjamin Mays, Muhammad Ali, Mahatma Gandhi, and George Washington Carver) and personal spheres of influence such as his mother, great-great-grandmother, and Paul Robeson. Additionally, Cotton speaks on love and relationships, soul music and racism, and Christian upbringing and countering hate through love. Cotton enjoyed playing the trumpet. He also endured racism at an ice cream parlor and participated in the integration of Guy B. Phillips Middle School. He speaks on education - specifically Chapel Hill High School and leadership, Upward Bound, college in California, college financial aid and family finances. The interview concludes with topics of Hampton University and history, and the importance of following dreams and the truth despite discomfort.
