Curtis Parrish interview (2014-02-19)
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| Title: | Curtis Parrish interview (2014-02-19). |
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| Name(s): |
Parrish, Curtis, 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: | 2014-02-19 | |
| Extent: | 102 MB (50 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, Curtis Parrish discusses his family background and childhood on a farm in Goochland County, Virginia; his memories of Chapel Hill School and Central High School; and his careers in the military, the printing business, and the funerary business. He discusses the principals and teachers at Chapel Hill School and Central High School, the layout of the classrooms, and subjects taught. Curtis Parrish describes efforts by his father and other community members to procure supplies for the students at the area Rosenwald schools. He also talks about problems with the current educational system; and the difficult public school environment his children encountered in Philadelphia, Pa. | |
| Identifier(s): | CONTENTdm ID: goo/id/60 (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 (20 pages). |
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| Subject(s): |
City/State: Goochland County (Va.) Time Period: Twentieth century Goochland County (Va.) -- Race relations African American schools -- Virginia -- Goochland County African Americans -- Education -- Virginia -- Goochland County African American schools -- Curricula -- Virginia -- Goochland County Community activists -- Virginia -- Goochland County African American teachers -- Virginia -- Goochland County African American schools -- Curricula -- Virginia -- Goochland County Julius Rosenwald Fund -- Buildings Parrish, Curtis -- Interviews Parrish, Curtis -- 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: Curtis Parrish interview (2014-02-19), 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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