- Collection:
- Tom Crosby’s Rosenwald School Oral History Collection, 2006-2011
- Title:
- Durham Carter oral history interview, 2007 May 22
- Creator:
- Carter, Durham, 1928-
- 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:
- 2007-05-22
- Subject:
- Carter, Durham, 1928---Interviews
Allen University--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
Booker T. Washington High School (Columbia, S.C.)--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews
African American teachers--South Carolina--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, Howard Elementary School - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this oral history interview, Durham Carter discusses his experiences attending Booker T. Washington and Howard Elementary schools (both located in Columbia, South Carolina), commenting specifically on the teachers, notable graduates, and classes and extracurricular activities that were available. Carter also discusses his experiences at Allen University, his masters degree work at Indiana University, his career as a high school teacher and counselor in Aiken, South Carolina, his participation in the integration of schools, and his civic work in the Martin Luther King, Jr. community of Columbia, where he founded the Waverly Valley Farm Neighborhood Association. Durham Immanuel Carter was born in 1928 to Laurence and Lillie Carter in Richland County, South Carolina. Tom Crosby interviewed Durham Immanuel Carter at his residence in Columbia, South Carolina, on May 22, 2007. Interview covers Carter's primary school education at Booker T. Washington High and Howard Elementary Schools during the 1930s and secondary education at Booker T. Washington High School (grades 7-11) from 1941 to 1946.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tomcrosbystr/id/82
- 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 (46 min., 20 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.;1 audiocassette (46 min., 20 sec.) : stereo. ; 3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Tom Crosby oral history collection, 2006-2011
Carter, Durham 22May2007 CROS 009 - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
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