Holton, Samuel M., 1922-2010

Authoritative Name:

Holton, Samuel M., 1922-2010

Biography:

In 1968, Sam Holton was elected to the school board in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, after serving as president of the Parent-Teacher association. As a school board member, he was immediately faced with escalating racial tensions following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., tensions that were also felt in the newly constructed and integrated Chapel Hill High School. Holton was also a professor of education at the University of North Carolina.--From Oral Histories of the American South biography.

Associated Subjects:

Holton, Samuel M., 1922-2010

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 Sam Holton, March 28, 2001

Creator:

Holton, Samuel M., 1922-

Date of Original:

2001-03-28

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)