- Collection:
- Fairfield High School Oral History Collection
- Title:
- Betty Gunthrope and Betty Dorsey
- Contributor to Resource:
- Mary Alexander
- Publisher:
- Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina. Department of Oral History, University Libraries
- Date of Original:
- 2017-10-26
- Subject:
- Fairfield High School (Fairfield, S.C.)--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
Students--South Carolina--Fairfield County (S.C.)--Social life and customs
Segregation in education--South Carolina--History - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Fairfield County, 34.39511, -81.12123
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mp3
- Description:
- Betty Gunthrope attended Fairfield High School and was valedictorian of her class. She was a teacher in public schools after integration. In retirement she worked with at-risk students. Betty (McDowell) Dorsey attended Fairfield High School. Betty Dorsey's children went to school during integration, as did Betty Gunthrope's son. This oral history interview with Betty Gunthrope and Betty Dorsey on October 26, 2017 includes discussion of growing up in and attending schools in Fairfield County, incidents of racism, discussions with family and friends about race issues, segregation and integration of society and schools, public transportation, race relations after integration, racism and prejudice after integration, the Civil Rights movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., the NAACP, African Americans and voting, the Summer Community Organization and Political Education program (SCOPE), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Betty Gunthrope teaching after integration, volunteering with at-risk students after retirement, lessons learned while growing up & advice for future generations, racial divisions in the local churches and in the north/south division in the Presbyterian Church, and fostering better race-relations today.
- Metadata URL:
- https://digital.library.sc.edu/exhibits/fairfieldhighschool/betty-gunthrope-betty-dorsey
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- University of South Carolina. The transcript and audio are provided for individual research purposes only; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction, and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: Department of Oral History, University Libraries, University of South Carolina.
- Extent:
- 88:12
- Original Collection:
- Accession # EDLP 011
Fairfield High School Oral History Collection - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
-
