Race Consciousness
Race Consciousness
Julia Shields
David Sloan
“So they were gradually, you know, bringing transfers in from Burley, which I think was smart.”
George Foussekis
Lloyd Snook
Jim Blackburn
“I don’t recall any really interactions, either positive or negative.”
Jim Blackburn
“For whites for whatever reason, it’s an emotionally charged issue.”
Rod Gentry
“I saw her throw his plate and silverware in the trash can.”
Rod Gentry
“I mean you just didn’t associate with them.”
Peyton Humphrey
“When I was a child, we always played with white kids and everything.”
Mary Johnson
“There was only one or two Blacks in the class, which didn’t bother me.”
Veronica Jones
“The coaches would buy our cleats.”
Veronica Jones
“I didn’t see any prejudice on the team.”
Byrd Leavell
“We all wanted to be their best friends.”
Byrd Leavell
“I’ve always been, what I call, a people’s person.”
Donald Byers
“We didn’t have a lot of all racial bias or conflict in the North Garden area.”
Donald Byers
“We just all got along great.”
Keith Franklin
“I don’t ever remember any scuffles or anything at school.”
Keith Franklin
“We just all got along well I thought, but of course, I could have just been blind to it all.”
Keith Franklin
“And so it was always kind of a neat feeling that you got an apple.”
Keith Franklin
“I don’t remember the football games as being especially hostile.”
Chip German
“It was enjoyable to have them there.”
Brock Strickler
“I don’t remember any issues over race. I’m sure it would be different if I was black.”
Larry Kent
Larry Kent
Larry Kent
“And the black kids sat with other black kids.”
Larry Kent
“And the mother yanked me aside real quick and said, “You don’t say mam or sir to those people."”
Mark and Nancy Tramontin
“There just were not many Black teachers there during my time.”
Bernadette Whitsett Hammond
Nathaniel Garland
“Well, whenever you’re feared and hated any time you walk in somewhere, it starts to wear on you.”