- Collection:
- Fairfield High School Oral History Collection
- Title:
- Carl Jackson, Jr.
- Contributor to Resource:
- Lee Hunt
- 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:
- Carl Jackson, Jr. was born in Winnsboro, South Carolina, and attended Gordon Elementary school and later Fairfield High School, prior to integration. After graduation from high school Carl joined the Air Force, earned a teaching degree from Benedict College, and got married. He then taught at both his alma mater, and was principal of several schools, including being the first black principal of Mt. Zion School, just prior to and during the integration of South Carolina public schools. Most recently, he was the principal of Gordon Odyssey Academy, and is now vice chair on the Fairfield County School Board. This oral history interview with Carl Jackson, Jr. on October 26, 2017 includes discussion of growing up in Winnsboro, South Carolina, attending Fairfield County Schools, memories of his family and grandparents, working in the textile mill in Winnsboro, joining the Air Force, Benedict College, becoming a teacher and working during integration of Fairfield County Schools, local legends and civil rights leaders in Fairfield County, registering to vote, attending the University of South Carolina (USC) shortly after integration, teaching at Winnsboro High School, becoming the assistant principal of Winnsboro High School, working in the Fairfield County School District Office, then as principal of Gordon Odyssey Academy, being the vice chairman of the Fairfield County School Board, the Civil Rights movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., the ACLU, a change'or loss- in black culture through the years, returning to USC to obtain his masters degree, and race relations in Fairfield County.
- Metadata URL:
- https://digital.library.sc.edu/exhibits/fairfieldhighschool/carl-jackson-jr
- 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:
- 49:37
- Original Collection:
- Accession # EDLP 014
Fairfield High School Oral History Collection - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
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