- Collection:
- Tom Crosby’s Rosenwald School Oral History Collection, 2006-2011
- Title:
- Mildred McDuffie oral history interview, 2010 August 25
- Creator:
- McDuffie, Mildred, 1934-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Crosby, Tom, 1940-
South Caroliniana Library. Office of Oral History - Publisher:
- Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina. South Caroliniana Library
- Date of Original:
- 2010-08-25
- Subject:
- McDuffie, Mildred, 1934---Interviews
Allen University--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
Booker T. Washington High School (Columbia, S.C.)--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
African Americans--Social life and customs--20th century
African American schools--South Carolina--Richland County--History--20th century
African Americans--Education--South Carolina--History--20th century
African Americans--South Carolina--Interviews - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Richland County, 34.0218, -80.90304
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Booker T. Washington High School, 33.99404, -81.02565
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, Celia Dial Saxon Elementary School
United States, South Carolina, Sumter County, 33.91617, -80.38232 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this oral history interview, Mildred Weathers McDuffie discusses her educational experiences in Columbia, South Carolina at Celia Saxon Elementary and Booker T. Washington High School, Allen University (class of 1957) and the Business department, Benedict College, working at the Columbia Housing Authority and pay disparity, time spent in Georgia, teaching in Richland County School District One in Columbia, South Carolina for thirty-four years, serving as a summary court judge, and volunteer work as a Relationship Specialist at Allen University. Mildred Weathers McDuffie was born on August 3, 1934 in Wedgefield, Sumter County, South Carolina to Ethel Mae Byrd and Charlie James Weathers. She worked for Richland County School District One for over 30 years. Tom Crosby interviewed Mildred McDuffie at her office at Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina, on August 25, 2010. Interview covers McDuffie's education at Celia Dial Saxon Elementary (grades 1-6) and Booker T. Washington High Schools (grades 7-12) from the mid-1940s to the late 1950s and at Allen University until 1957.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tomcrosbystr/id/70
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright: 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: The South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, 910 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208
- Extent:
- 1 sound disc (31 min., 06 sec.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.; 1 audiocassette (31 min., 06 sec.) : stereo. ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Tom Crosby oral history collection, 2006-2011
McDuffie, Mildred 25Aug2010 CROS 035 - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
-
