Counts-Scoggins, Dorothy, 1942-

Crawford, Vickie

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

1996-01-20

1 audio file (32:11) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (16 pages : PDF)

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Dorothy Scoggins was a 54-year-old woman at the time of interview. She was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1942. She was educated at Johnson C. Smith University, and was employed as Vice President of Quality Initiatives at Child Care Resources, Inc.

Dorothy Counts-Scoggins recounts being the first African American student to integrate Harding High School in Charlotte, North Carolina at the age of fifteen. Topics discussed include the remainder of her secondary education, Charlotte busing and her views on the future of Charlotte's schools, as well as how her experience at Harding led her to become an advocate for children.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV production master file. Interview originally recorded on audio analog cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.

Personnel departments--Employees
Executives

Counts-Scoggins, Dorothy, 1942-
Alexander, Kelly M.
Beals, Melba
Gaillard, Frye, 1946-

Harry P. Harding High School (Charlotte, N.C.)

Busing for school integration
Civil rights movements
School integration
Racism in education
De facto school segregation
African Americans--Education (Secondary)
African Americans--Civil rights
African American families

North Carolina--Charlotte

1950-2000

Levine Museum of the New South

Professional Women

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Dorothy Counts-Scoggins oral history interview 1, circa 2004-2006, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A25); Dorothy Counts-Scoggins oral history interview 2, 2006 December 10, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A415)

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