- Collection:
- Greensboro Voices: Voicing Observations in Civil Rights and Equality struggles
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Nell Coley by William Chafe
- Creator:
- Coley, Nell
- Contributor to Resource:
- Chafe, William H., 1942-
- Publisher:
- Greensboro, N.C. : The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries
- Date of Original:
- 1974-10-15
- Subject:
- Greensboro Sit-ins, Greensboro, N.C., 1960
Segregation in education--United States
School integration
Segregation
Civil rights demonstrations - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro, 36.07264, -79.79198
- Medium:
- interviews
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- This October 15, 1974, oral history interview conducted by William Chafe with Nell Coley primarily documents Ms. Coley's experiences as a teacher at Dudley High School during the 1950s and 1960s. Topics include the English curriculum at Dudley and relating literature to African-American youths; teaching self-worth and inspiring action in the classroom; some former students, including Ezell Blair Sr. and Waldo Martin; her opinion of fellow educators Vance Chavis, Ben Smith, and John Tarpley; Dudley's inadequate gymnasium; the Pearsall Plan; and the importance of the colleges and good public schools in Greensboro. Other topics include Coley's opinion on why Greensboro was different from eastern North Carolina; visiting Woolworth's during the February 1960 sit-in; participating in a silent march; learning to read; and being unafraid of taking a stand on issues.
- Metadata URL:
- http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CivilRights/id/762
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse.
- Original Collection:
- CRG
RL.00207 William Henry Chafe Oral History Collection - Contributing Institution:
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Libraries
- Rights:
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