Center for Diversity Education - Oral Histories Collected for With All Deliberate Speed
OH-CDE
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Scope and Contents
- Administrative Information
- Collection Inventory
- Anita White Carter and Viola Jones Spells
- Annette Coleman
- James Ferguson, Barbara Ferguson and Marvin Chambers
- James Ferguson and Barbara Ferguson
- Georgia Roland
- O. L. Sherrill
- Supplemental Information - Copies of exhibit panels for, "With All Deliberate Speed: School Desegregation in Buncombe County" [14 pages]
Summary Information
- Repository
- UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
- Title
- Center for Diversity Education - With All Deliberate Speed
- ID
- OH-CDE
- Date
- 2005
- Extent
- 0.4 Linear feet ; 1 box
- Physical Description
- Video or audio recordings on VHS tape, miniDV cassette, or micro audio cassette tape. Supplementary materials, such as transcripts, summaries, and other materials may also be included, and are described within each individual oral history. Some recordings have gaps and/or inaudible sections, and audio is not available for some interviews.
- Location
- Located in Special Collections row 3, section 1
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
[Title of Interview], Center for Diversity Education - Oral Histories Collected for With All Deliberate Speed, D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina Asheville
Scope and Contents
Contains records of interviews conducted, in 2005, by the Center for Diversity Education about the desegregation in the Asheville area. Some interviews only contain transcripts, or summaries, and no audio is available. The interviews formed the basis of, With All Deliberate Speed: Desegregation in Buncombe County, a fourteen panel exhibit highlighting the accomplishments of ASCORE (Asheville Student Committee on Racial Equality) who worked to integrate schools and businesses in Western North Carolina. Copies of the exhibit panels are included.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
Ramsey Library, CPO # 1500One University Heights
Asheville, North Carolina, 28804-8504
828.251.6645
speccoll@unca.edu
Rights
No restrictions. Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Creator
Center for Diversity Education ; D H Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville ; Interviewers and interviewees as noted
Processing Information
Originally processed by (Sallie Klipp, 2009) ; New finding aid by Colin Reeve, December 2016
Collection Inventory
Anita White Carter and Viola Jones SpellsInterview Date and InterviewerFebruary 12, 2005 ; Deborah Miles FormatMicro-cassette tape ; mini DV tape ; text Scope and ContentsAnita White Carter and Viola Jones Spells, who both graduated from Allen High School in Asheville in 1963, talk about their experiences at school, and their subsequent involvement with ASCORE (Asheville Student Commission on Racial Equality) and desegregation in Asheville. Additional Materials |
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Annette ColemanInterview Date and InterviewerJune 16, 2005 ; Deborah Miles and Monique Scott FormatText [No audio is available] Scope and ContentsAnnette Coleman talks about growing up in Leicester, NC, but moving to nearby Asheville when she was old enough to attend school. She describes her involvement with ASCORE, the student group working to desegregate Asheville, including the boycott of a grocery store, being served in Burger King, and visits to Warren Wilson College. Additional Materials |
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James Ferguson, Barbara Ferguson and Marvin ChambersInterview Date and InterviewersMarch 4, 2005 ; Dolly and Dwight Mullen, with students FormatMiniDV cassette ; text Scope and ContentsJames and Barbara Ferguson, and Marvin Chambers participate (in a panel discussion with students) and talk about their involvement in the civil rights movement in Asheville. Additional Materials |
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James Ferguson and Barbara FergusonInterview Date and Interviewer(October 8, 2005) ; Deborah Miles FormatVHS tape ; miniDV cassette ; copy DVDs Scope and ContentsA follow up to an earlier session with James and Barbara Ferguson in which they are further asked about their roles in ASCORE and the impact the organization had on them. |
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Georgia RolandInterview Date and InterviewerMay 11, 2005 ; Klanesha Thomas FormatMini DV cassette ; micro audio cassette [Does not play at a constant speed] ; photograph ; text Scope and ContentsGeorgina Roland talks about her husband, William E Roland, allowing members of ASCORE (Asheville Student Commission on Racial Equality) to hold meetings in the back of his jewelry business, and describes the activities of ASCORE in Asheville. Additional MaterialsTranscript ; newspaper clippings about William E Roland, including his obituary ; photograph of William E Roland |
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O. L. SherrillInterview Date and InterviewerMarch 16, 2005 ; Deborah Miles FormatMini DV cassette ; text Scope and ContentsO.[Otha] L. Sherrill talks about the integration of schools in Asheville, including the merger of Lee Edwards and South French Broad schools, which happened at the time Sherrill was Assistant Principal at South French Broad. Additional Materials |
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Supplemental Information - Copies of exhibit panels for, With All Deliberate Speed: School Desegregation in Buncombe County [14 pages]Exhibit Panels |
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