In this interview, Jacqueline Sanders discusses her life from her childhood through her student years at UNC Charlotte. [All times approximate]. Mrs. Sanders begins by discussing her early life growing up in Smithfield, North Carolina [01:00]. Her experience being one of three Black students to integrate Smithfield High School [05:00]. Her decision to attend UNC Charlotte and other schools she considered [10:00]. The first time she stepped on campus and the people she met the first week [14:00]. Choosing mathematics as a major and academic experiences [20:00]. Chartering the Black Student Union and the Iota Rho chapter of Delta Sigma Theta on campus [26:00]. The importance of Dr. Bertha Maxwell Roddey to her and other Black students during her time on campus and after graduation [36:00]. Meeting her husband, David Sanders, at UNC Charlotte on the first day of class and their relationship through the years [46:00]. Settling in Charlotte and how it has changed over the decades [50:00]. The campus climate for Black students and how at times it was not a welcoming environment [52:00]. Protests about the Vietnam war and other issues students rallied around [55:00]. Graduation day and her advice for future UNC Charlotte alumni [1:13:00].
