Stroud, Daisy S., 1921-

Desmarais, Melinda H.

Charlotte, North Carolina

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

2001-06-20

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Daisy Stroud was a 80-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place at her home in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Charlotte in 1921. She was educated at Fayetteville State Teachers College [now Fayetteville State University] and was employed as a teacher with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Daisy Spears Stroud, a native of Charlotte, recounts her experiences growing up in the First Ward neighborhood and her career in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system before and during desegregation in the 1950s-1970s. She describes her experiences as an African American faculty member who transferred to an integrated school and began working with white parents and colleagues. Ms. Stroud also shares her views on the successes and failures of the Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education Supreme Court decision and its impact on the African American community, and her perceptions on civil rights leadership and activism in Charlotte.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on two minidiscs and reformatted using a Digidesign 003 rack.

Stroud, Daisy S., 1921-

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Oakdale Elementary School (Charlotte, N.C.)
Oaklawn Elementary School (Charlotte, N.C.)

Teachers
African American neighborhoods
African Americans--Segregation
Segregation in education
School integration
School integration--Public opinion
Race relations
Education
Civil rights movements
Civil rights demonstrations

North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--First Ward
North Carolina--Charlotte--Brooklyn
North Carolina--Charlotte--Second Ward
North Carolina--Charlotte--McCrorey Heights

Interviews
Oral histories

1920-2010

Civil rights and desegregation in Charlotte

Daisy S. Stroud oral history interview 2, 2005 February 3, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A200); Daisy S. Stroud oral history interview 3, 2007 April 12, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A2365); Gerson L. Stroud oral history interview, 2001 June 20, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A106)

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