Mattie Lee Harris Johnson interview (2014-03-21) - Transcript--Mattie Lee Harris Johnson interview (2014-03-21)
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| Title: | Mattie Lee Harris Johnson interview (2014-03-21). |
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Johnson, Mattie Lee Harris, 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: | 2014-03-21 | |
| Extent: | 380 MB (1 hour, 15 minutes, 22 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, Mattie Lee Harris Johnson discusses her family background and her childhood growing up on a farm in Goochland County, Virginia. She describes her memories of attending Chapel Hill School, Second Union School, Central Elementary School, and Central High School; including details of classes, taking the bus to school, her favorite teachers, and recreational activities. She also reminisces about the physical layout of the Chapel Hill School. Mattie Lee Harris Johnson notes how she attended Smith-Madden Business College after high school, and discusses her subsequent employment at the Department of Education. She also talks about racial segregation she encountered growing up, and describes the benefits she received from having attended Goochland County schools. | |
| Identifier(s): | CONTENTdm ID: goo/id/25 (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 (23 pages). |
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City/State: Goochland County (Va.) Time Period: Twentieth century Goochland County (Va.) -- Race relations African American schools -- Virginia -- Goochland County African American neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Goochland County African Americans -- Education -- Virginia -- Goochland County African American schools -- Curricula -- Virginia -- Goochland County African American teachers -- Virginia -- Goochland County Segregation in education -- Virginia -- Goochland County Julius Rosenwald Fund -- Buildings Johnson, Mattie Lee Harris -- Interviews Johnson, Mattie Lee Harris -- 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: Mattie Lee Harris Johnson interview (2014-03-21), 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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