Smith, Clyde (Clyde T.)

Authoritative Name:

Smith, Clyde (Clyde T.)

Biography:

Clyde Smith was a coach at Lincolnton High School in Lincoln County, North Carolina, shortly after a "freedom of choice" plan brought black students to the formerly all-white school, and shortly before integration began in earnest. He experienced integration as a coach: the basketball court and the football field were some of the earliest sites of integration.--From Oral Histories of the American South biography.

Associated Subjects:

Smith, Clyde (Clyde T.)

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Oral Histories of the American South: The Civil Rights Movement

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)

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Oral history interview with Clyde Smith, March 17, 1999

Creator:

Smith, Clyde (Clyde T.)

Date of Original:

1999-03-17

Collection:

Oral Histories of the American South: The Civil Rights Movement

Contributing Institution:

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)