Interview with Jim Johnson

Dublin Core

Title

Interview with Jim Johnson

Subject

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

Description

Jim Johnson shares his experience in Asheville during the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1965 he lived in Montford and attended a naturally integrated school, then moved to north Asheville and attended Ira B. Jones, a naturally segregated school. In 1969, during his 8th grade year, schools were just starting to be formally integrated and he attended David Millard Junior High. He recalls the Asheville High School Riot of 1969 and watching another one in 1972, or 1973 when he was a Junior. He also talks about downtown Asheville during the '60s and '70s.

Creator

Johnson, Jim

Source

WCU Oral History Collection - Introduction to Oral History

Date

2022-03-24

Contributor

Padilla, Jubilee

Rights

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

Format

sound recordings
transcripts
interviews

Language

eng

Type

Sound
Text

Identifier

63763
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/63763

Spatial Coverage

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

Extent

0:53:09(duration)
10(pages)

Is Part Of

Oral Histories of Western North Carolina

Citation

Johnson, Jim, “Interview with Jim Johnson,” OAI, accessed May 1, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/63763.