Interview with William McDowell

Interview with William McDowell

African American schools

African American teachers

African Americans

African Americans -- Civil rights

Autobiography

Community centers

McDowell, William

McDowell, William -- Family

North Carolina, Western -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century

School integration

Segregation

Teachers -- North Carolina, Western

William McDowell grew up in Canton, NC and attended Reynolds School. The local segregated institution insisted on excellence from its student body and taught first through twelfth grade. According to the businessman and community activist, the school was approximately “500 yards” from his childhood home. The institution made a profound impact on his life then and continues to today. As the main benefactor, McDowell is in the process of renovating the school that closed in 1966-67, with plans to transform it into a community center.

McDowell, William

WCU Oral History Collection - HIST 472

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1950s; 1960s; 2010s;

2017-04-21

Reid, Tristan

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

application/pdf; audio/mp3;

sound recordings

interviews

eng

Sound

35790

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/35790

2017-06-05

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Haywood County (N.C.)

North Carolina, Western

00:22:03 (sound recording)(duration)

7 pages (transcript)(duration)

Oral Histories of Western North Carolina