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Richard Johnson, Christobel Johnson, and Andrea Chambers Lytle Oral History Item Info

Title:
Richard Johnson, Christobel Johnson, and Andrea Chambers Lytle Oral History
Creator:
Leslie D. McKesson
Date Created:
2022-05-03
Description:
Among the first students to desegregate Morganton public schools in 1964, Richard Johnson, Christobel Johnson, and Andrea Chambers Lytle share their stories of racial violence and discrimination.
Subjects:
desegregation Mountain View Elementary Morganton Junior High discrimination Central School Forest Hill Elementary Morganton High School harrassment fights nonviolence teachers racial epithets verbal abuse W.F. McIntosh dance physical abuse class reunions rejection athletics cheerleading basketball school walkout Slades Chapel AME Church transportation walking Woolworths Dave Rader's Cafe downtown Morganton Mimosa Theater segregation KKK dropping out bullying police violence storytelling healing home
Location:
Morganton, North Carolina
Latitude:
35.73679724
Longitude:
-81.69177026
Source:
Leslie D. McKesson Collection
Source Identifier:
2022-5-3_richardjohnson-christobeljohnson-andreachamberslytle_mckesson.mp3
Type:
Sound
Format:
audio/mp3
Source
Preferred Citation:
"Richard Johnson, Christobel Johnson, and Andrea Chambers Lytle Oral History", Children of the Struggle, Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning (CDIL)
Reference Link:
ncssmmolib.github.io/cots-new/cots-new/items/cots021.html
Rights
Rights:
This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Permission must be obtained for any use or reproduction which is not educational and not-for-profit. Contact the History Museum of Burke County with inquiries regarding use.
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