James Bowles interview 1 (2013-10-04)
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| Title: | James Bowles interview 1 (2013-10-04). |
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| Name(s): |
Bowles, James Harold, interviewee Miller, Alyce P., interviewer Daugherity, Brian J., 1972-, contributor Silvent, Christopher, contributor James Branch Cabell Library, Special Collections and Archives, contributor VCU Libraries, publisher |
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| Type of Resource: |
text moving image |
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| Genre: |
Oral histories Oral history Moving image Text |
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| Date Created: | 2013-10-04 | |
| Extent: | 178 MB (1 hour, 27 minutes, 16 seconds) | |
| Digitization Process: | Originally recorded as .mov file. .mp4 (H.264 level 2.2) files processed for distribution with HandBrake at video VBR RF 23 and AAC 160 kb/s mono audio. | |
| Abstract/Description: | In this interview, James Bowles discusses growing up in his Goochland County, Virginia, community, and recalls memories of attending Caledonia School and Fauquier Training School, including the recreational activities, curriculum, and teachers at those schools. James Bowles mentions his experiences at Virginia Union University and Meharry Medical College and describes his reasons for becoming a doctor. He discusses race relations in Goochland County; his involvement with the NAACP, and civil rights actions taken to improve conditions for teachers and students. James Bowles also describes the desegregation of Goochland schools and his daughter's experiences attending the newly-integrated Goochland High School. | |
| Identifier(s): | CONTENTdm ID: goo/id/45 (CONTENTdm ID) | |
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About the Interview: An interview conducted as part of the Goochland County Rosenwald Schools Oral History Project, 2013-2015, documenting education in Goochland County, Virginia, particularly the impact of the Rosenwald Schools, and the differences between the education offered to white and black students during the period the Rosenwald Schools operated. Small portion of audio and transcript redacted to remove personal information. Includes transcription of entire interview in PDF format (58 pages). |
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| Subject(s): |
City/State: Goochland County (Va.) Time Period: Twentieth century Goochland County (Va.) -- Race relations African American neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Goochland County African American schools -- Virginia -- Goochland County School integration -- Virginia -- Goochland County Community activists -- Virginia -- Goochland County African Americans -- Education -- Virginia -- Goochland County African American schools -- Curricula -- Virginia -- Goochland County African American teachers -- Virginia -- Goochland County African American physicians -- Virginia -- Goochland County -- Interviews National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Julius Rosenwald Fund -- Buildings Bowles, James Harold -- Interviews Bowles, James Harold -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes |
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| LC Classification: | LA380.G66 | |
| Rights Statement URL: | https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Rights Statement: | In Copyright | |
| Rights: | This material is protected by copyright, and the copyright is held by Brian J. Daugherity, Alyce Miller, and Christopher Silvent. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required. | |
| Is Part Of: | Collection: Goochland County Rosenwald Schools Oral History Project, 2013-2015. | |
| Original Title: | Source: Original oral history: James Bowles interview 1 (2013-10-04), Goochland County Rosenwald Schools Oral History Project, 2013-2015, M 501, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University. | |
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