Gail Smith interview (2014-03-28) - Abstract--Gail Smith interview (2014-03-28)
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| Title: | Gail Smith interview (2014-03-28). |
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| Name(s): |
Smith, Gail P., 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: | 2014-03-28 | |
| Extent: | 123 MB (1 hour, 6 minutes, 12 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, Gail Smith discusses her childhood and the community in Goochland County, Virginia, in the 1950s; her grandmother's position in the community as a local business owner; and her careers in New York City and Richmond. She recounts memories of attending Second Union School, Central Elementary School and Central High School; describing the curriculum, the principals and teachers, and some of the recreational activities offered at those schools, such as the May Day program. Gail Smith comments on Second Union School's use by the local church after area schools integrated. She also discusses her perception of race relations and desegregation in the Goochland area. | |
| Identifier(s): | CONTENTdm ID: goo/id/10 (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. Includes transcription of entire interview in PDF format (44 pages). |
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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 African Americans -- Education -- Virginia -- Goochland County African American students -- Recreation -- Virginia -- Goochland County African American schools -- Curricula -- Virginia -- Goochland County African American teachers -- Virginia -- Goochland County Julius Rosenwald Fund -- Buildings Smith, Gail P. -- Interviews Smith, Gail P. -- 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: Gail Smith interview (2014-03-28), 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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