Go to main content

Preview

Audio

Description

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.

Details

Title
Daisy Stroud oral history interview 1, June 20, 2001
Creator
Stroud, Daisy S., 1921- interviewee
Contributor
Desmarais, Melinda H., interviewer
Date (Text)
2001-06-20
Place of Creation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Extent
1 audio file (1:33:13) : digital, MP3
Biographical/Historical Note
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.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2079
System Control No.
OH-ST0158
Subject (Person)
Stroud, Daisy S., 1921-
Subject (Corporate)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Oakdale Elementary School (Charlotte, N.C.)
Oaklawn Elementary School (Charlotte, N.C.)
Subject (Topic)
African American neighborhoods
African Americans--Segregation
Segregation in education
School integration
School integration--Public opinion
Race relations
Education
Civil rights movements
Civil rights demonstrations
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--First Ward
North Carolina--Charlotte--Brooklyn
North Carolina--Charlotte--Second Ward
North Carolina--Charlotte--McCrorey Heights
Subject (Occupation)
Teachers
Subject (Date)
1920-2010
Type
Audio
Format
spoken word
Interviews
Oral histories
Language
English
Usage Statement
This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). (http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/)
Copyright Holder
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Record Appears in
Oral History Collections > Civil Rights and Desegregation in Charlotte
Internet Mime Type
audio/mpeg
Location of Original
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Reproduction Note
MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on two minidiscs and reformatted using a Digidesign 003 rack.
2018-03-05
Related Interviews Note
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)

Files

Download
Formats
Format
BibTeX
MARCXML
TextMARC
MARC
DublinCore
EndNote
NLM
RefWorks
RIS
Add to Basket