Oral history interview with Kenneth Norton, March 23, 1999
Subtitle: interview K-0440, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Contributors: Campbell, Brian, 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: 2007
Place of publication: [Chapel Hill, N.C.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Interviews; African American schools; Alumni and alumnae; Segregation in education; African Americans; Education; Social life and customs
Other titles: Interview K-0440, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007); Interview with Kenneth Norton, March 23, 1999; Oral histories of the American South.
Description: Kenneth Norton attended segregated Ada Jenkins School in Davidson, NC, in the 1930s. In this interview, he shares some memories about the school and segregated Davidson. Norton describes an under-resourced school able to offer only eleven grades, limited instruction, and well-used uniforms for its sports teams. This interview offers background for those interested in the history of segregation in schools.
Notes: Title from menu page (viewed on Nov. 26, 2008).

Interview participants: Kenneth Norton, interviewee; Brian Campbell, interviewer.

Duration: 00:36:55.

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

Text encoded by Jennifer Joyner.  Sound recordings digitized by Aaron Smithers.

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Original version: Southern Oral History Program Collection, (#4007), Series K, Southern communities, interview K-0440, Manuscripts Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Original transcript: 22 p.

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

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