Francis Anderson interview (2014-03-21) - Abstract--Francis Anderson interview (2014-03-21)
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Abstract/Description: | In this interview, Francis Anderson discusses her childhood growing up in Goochland County, Virginia, including her memories of attending Chapel Hill School, Backbone School and Central High School. She describes a typical day at Chapel Hill School, along with memories of classes, special events and activities, and teachers that lived in the community. Francis Anderson discusses the effect her experiences at Goochland County schools had on the rest of her life and career; her reaction at the time to the closure of schools in Prince Edward County; and the impact a segregated education had on her and other students. She also talks about her children's experiences attending newly-integrated schools in Goochland County; the establishment of a local NAACP chapter; and her careers as a teacher's aide and a community service worker. |
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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 Community activists -- 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 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Julius Rosenwald Fund -- Buildings Anderson, Francis -- Interviews Anderson, Francis -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes |
Date Created: | 2014-03-21 |
Title: | Abstract--Francis Anderson interview (2014-03-21). |
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Name(s): |
Anderson, Francis, 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 |
Type of Resource: | text |
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Oral histories Oral history Text |
Date Created: | 2014-03-21 |
Abstract/Description: | In this interview, Francis Anderson discusses her childhood growing up in Goochland County, Virginia, including her memories of attending Chapel Hill School, Backbone School and Central High School. She describes a typical day at Chapel Hill School, along with memories of classes, special events and activities, and teachers that lived in the community. Francis Anderson discusses the effect her experiences at Goochland County schools had on the rest of her life and career; her reaction at the time to the closure of schools in Prince Edward County; and the impact a segregated education had on her and other students. She also talks about her children's experiences attending newly-integrated schools in Goochland County; the establishment of a local NAACP chapter; and her careers as a teacher's aide and a community service worker. |
Identifier(s): | CONTENTdm ID: goo/id/27 (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. |
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 Community activists -- 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 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Julius Rosenwald Fund -- Buildings Anderson, Francis -- Interviews Anderson, Francis -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes |
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: Francis Anderson 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. |
Title: | Francis Anderson interview (2014-03-21). |
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Name(s): |
Anderson, Francis, 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: | 136 MB (52 minutes, 42 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, Francis Anderson discusses her childhood growing up in Goochland County, Virginia, including her memories of attending Chapel Hill School, Backbone School and Central High School. She describes a typical day at Chapel Hill School, along with memories of classes, special events and activities, and teachers that lived in the community. Francis Anderson discusses the effect her experiences at Goochland County schools had on the rest of her life and career; her reaction at the time to the closure of schools in Prince Edward County; and the impact a segregated education had on her and other students. She also talks about her children's experiences attending newly-integrated schools in Goochland County; the establishment of a local NAACP chapter; and her careers as a teacher's aide and a community service worker. | |
Identifier(s): | CONTENTdm ID: goo/id/30 (CONTENTdm ID) | |
Note(s): |
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 (42 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 Community activists -- 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 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Julius Rosenwald Fund -- Buildings Anderson, Francis -- Interviews Anderson, Francis -- 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: Francis Anderson 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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