- Collection:
- Fairfield High School Oral History Collection
- Title:
- Ruth Chavis
- Contributor to Resource:
- Jingtong Dou
- 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:
- Ruth Chavis was born in Ridgeway, South Carolina, one of eight children. After her mother's death during childbirth, she and her siblings were raised by their grandmother. She attended Fairfield High School, and college for administrative secretarial science. She worked for the V.A. hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, and later in the district office of the Fairfield County School system. This oral history interview with Ruth Chavis on October 26, 2017 includes discussion of growing up in Ridgeway, South Carolina, being raised by her grandmother, who also put her through college, Fairfield High School, integration, the Civil Rights Movement, voting rights, race relations in Fairfield County past and present, instances of prejudice, involvement with the alumni association of Fairfield High School, Richard Winn Academy in Winnsboro, and the quality of teachers and teaching today.
- Metadata URL:
- https://digital.library.sc.edu/exhibits/fairfieldhighschool/ruth-chavis
- 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:
- 42:07
- Original Collection:
- Accession # EDLP 005
Fairfield High School Oral History Collection - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
-
