noa_sohpcr_k-0173 k-0173 sohpcr noa yes Oral history interview with Latrelle McAllister, June 25, 1998 McAllister, Latrelle, 1958?- Grundy, Pamela School integration--North Carolina--Charlotte Charlotte (N.C.)--Race relations African Americans--North Carolina--Charlotte African Americans--North Carolina--Charlotte--Attitudes West Charlotte High School (Charlotte, N.C.) School children--Transportation--North Carolina McAllister, Latrelle, 1958?- Latrelle McAllister, an African American woman who attended West Charlotte High School from 1973 to 1976, remembers her experiences there. Like many former West Charlotte students, she recalls a vibrant, diverse atmosphere, animated in part by a flashy marching band. She believes in the value of integration and its role in exposing students to diverse culture, but worries about the effects of busing on neighborhood cohesion. Despite the fracturing effects of busing, McAllister believes that West Charlotte remains a rallying point for her Charlotte community. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill. Southern Oral History Program University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library Oral histories of the American South (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)) 2006 Transcripts Sound recordings Oral histories http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/K-0173/menu.html Text (HTML and XML/TEI source file) and audio (MP3); 2 files: ca. 139.7 kilobytes, 103.6 megabytes Mode of access: World Wide Web System requirements: Web browser with Javascript enabled and multimedia player MP3 format / ca. 103 MB, 00:56:36 Duration: 00:56:36. Forms part of Oral histories of the American South collection. 1998-06-25 Charlotte (N.C.) Mecklenburg County (N.C.) 20090723 165131