Oral history interview with Latrelle McAllister, June 25, 1998
Subtitle: interview K-173, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Contributors: Grundy, Pamela, interviewer; Southern Oral History Program; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library
Edition: Electronic ed.
Publisher: University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
Published: 2006
Place of publication: [Chapel Hill, N.C.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Interviews; African Americans; Attitudes; School integration; Race relations; School children; Transportation; West Charlotte High School (Charlotte, N.C.)
Other titles: Interview K-173, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007); Interview with Latrelle McAllister, June 25, 1998; Oral histories of the American South.
Description: Latrelle McAllister, an African American woman who attended West Charlotte High School from 1973 to 1976, remembers her experiences there. Like many former West Charlotte students, she recalls a vibrant, diverse atmosphere, animated in part by a flashy marching band. She believes in the value of integration and its role in exposing students to diverse culture, but worries about the effects of busing on neighborhood cohesion. Despite the fracturing effects of busing, McAllister believes that West Charlotte remains a rallying point for her Charlotte community.
Notes: Title from menu page (viewed on November 28, 2007).

Interview participants: Latrelle McAllister, interviewee; Pamela Grundy, interviewer.

Duration: 00:56:36.

This electronic edition is part of the UNC-CH digital library, Documenting the American South.  It is a part of the collection Oral histories of the American South.

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Original version: Southern Oral History Program Collection, (#4007), Series K, Southern communities, interview K-173, Manuscripts Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Original transcript: 27 p.

Funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services supported the electronic publication of this interview.

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