- Collection:
- Goochland County Rosenwald Schools Oral History Project, 2013-2015
- Title:
- Gail Smith interview (2014-03-28)
- Creator:
- Smith, Gail P. (interviewee)
Miller, Alyce P. (interviewer)
Daugherity, Brian J., 1972- (contributor) - Contributor to Resource:
- Daugherity, Brian J., 1972- (contributor)
Silvent, Christopher (contributor)
James Branch Cabell Library, Special Collections and Archives (contributor) - Publisher:
- Richmond, Va. : VCU Libraries
- Date of Original:
- 2014-03-28
- Subject:
- African American neighborhoods -- Virginia -- Goochland County
African American schools--Virginia--Goochland County
School integration -- Virginia -- Goochland County
African Americans -- Education -- Virginia -- Goochland County
African American students -- Recreation -- Virginia -- Goochland County
African American schools--Curricula--Virginia--Goochland County
African American teachers -- Virginia -- Goochland County
Julius Rosenwald Fund -- Buildings
Smith, Gail P. -- Interviews
Smith, Gail P. -- Childhood and youth -- AnecdotesGoochland County (Va.) -- Race relations - People:
- Smith, Gail P.
- Location:
- United States, Virginia, Goochland County, 37.72198, -77.91636
- Medium:
- interviews
- Type:
- Text
MovingImage - Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- In this interview, Gail Smith discusses her childhood and the community in Goochland County, Virginia, in the 1950s; her grandmother's position in the community as a local business owner; and her careers in New York City and Richmond. She recounts memories of attending Second Union School, Central Elementary School and Central High School; describing the curriculum, the principals and teachers, and some of the recreational activities offered at those schools, such as the May Day program. Gail Smith comments on Second Union School's use by the local church after area schools integrated. She also discusses her perception of race relations and desegregation in the Goochland area.
An interview conducted as part of the Goochland County Rosenwald Schools Oral History Project, 2013-2015, documenting education in Goochland County, Virginia, particularly the impact of the Rosenwald Schools, and the differences between the education offered to white and black students during the period the Rosenwald Schools operated.
Includes transcription of entire interview in PDF format (44 pages).Call number: LA380.G66
Call number: LA380.G66 - Metadata URL:
- https://digital.library.vcu.edu/islandora/object/vcu%3A33988
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright, and the copyright is held by Brian J. Daugherity, Alyce Miller, and Christopher Silvent. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Original oral history: Gail Smith interview (2014-03-28), Goochland County Rosenwald Schools Oral History Project, 2013-2015, M 501, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
- Extent:
- 123 MB (1 hour, 6 minutes, 12 seconds)
- Original Collection:
- Goochland County Rosenwald Schools Oral History Project, 2013-2015
- Contributing Institution:
- James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives
- Rights:
-
