- Collection:
- Goochland County Rosenwald Schools Oral History Project, 2013-2015
- Title:
- William Quarles, Jr. interview (2014-03-28)
- Creator:
- Quarles, William, Jr. (interviewee)
Miller, Alyce P. (interviewer)
Daugherity, Brian J., 1972- (contributor) - Contributor to Resource:
- Daugherity, Brian J., 1972- (contributor)
Silvent, Christopher (contributor)
James Branch Cabell Library, Special Collections and Archives (contributor) - Publisher:
- Richmond, Va. : VCU Libraries
- Date of Original:
- 2014-03-28
- Subject:
- African American schools--Virginia--Goochland County
African American schools--Virginia--Louisa County
School integration--Virginia--Louisa County
School integration--Virginia--Goochland County
African Americans--Education--Virginia--Goochland County
African Americans--Education--Virginia--Louisa County
Segregation in education--Virginia--Goochland County
Segregation in education--Virginia--Louisa County
African American students--Recreation--Virginia--Goochland County
African American students--Recreation--Virginia--Louisa County
Julius Rosenwald Fund--Buildings
Goochland County (Va.)--Race relations - People:
- Quarles, William, Jr.
Quarles, William, Jr.--Interviews
Quarles, William, Jr.--Childhood and youth--Anecdotes - Location:
- United States, Virginia, Goochland County, 37.72198, -77.91636
- Medium:
- interviews
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, William Quarles discusses his family background and childhood in communities in Goochland County and Louisa County, Virginia. He describes attending schools in both Goochland and Louisa counties; along with reminiscences of memorable teachers, favorite subjects, and recreational activities. William Quarles compares his experiences of attending integrated and non-integrated schools, and discusses memories of civil rights activities at that time and the value placed on education by African American communities. He also talks about options for higher education available to African Americans at that time; his education at Virginia Union University; and his subsequent career in education and nuclear power.
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.
No transcript or tape log available.Call number: LA380.G66
Call number: LA380.G66 - Metadata URL:
- https://digital.library.vcu.edu/islandora/object/vcu%3A28439
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- 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.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Original oral history: William Quarles, Jr. interview (2014-03-28), Goochland County Rosenwald Schools Oral History Project, 2013-2015, M 501, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
- Extent:
- 138 MB (1 hour, 5 minutes, 52 seconds)
- Original Collection:
- Goochland County Rosenwald Schools Oral History Project, 2013-2015
- Contributing Institution:
- James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives
- Rights:
-
