Interview with Kirk Johnson

Dublin Core

Title

Interview with Kirk Johnson

Subject

Asheville (N.C.)
Asheville (N.C.) -- Race relations
Demonstrations
High schools
Johnson, Kirk
School integration
Segregation

Description

Kirk Johnson examines moving from Augusta, Georgia to Asheville, North Carolina in the late 1960s. He describes his high school experience and explains the impact the Asheville High School Riot of 1969 had on his life. He describes race relations at the high school and compares it to the downtown Asheville community, his hometown of Augusta, and Europe.

Creator

Johnson, Kirk

Source

WCU Oral History Collection - Introduction to Oral History

Date

2022-04-01

Contributor

Padilla, Jubilee

Rights

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

Format

sound recordings
transcripts
interviews

Language

eng

Type

Sound
Text

Identifier

63760
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/63760

Spatial Coverage

Buncombe County (N.C.)
Asheville (N.C.)

Extent

1:09:50(duration)
13(pages)

Is Part Of

Oral Histories of Western North Carolina

Citation

Johnson, Kirk, “Interview with Kirk Johnson,” OAI, accessed May 1, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/63760.