Interview with Bernard Davis Jr.

Interview with Bernard Davis Jr.

African Americans -- Education

Davis, Bernard, Jr.

Race relations

School integration

Segregation

Segregation in education

Teacher-student relationships

Born in 1940 in Concord, the oldest of nine siblings, Bernard Davis Jr. discusses his experience with segregation and integration of schools in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Living on the border of black and white communities, Davis shares his experiences and how he came to understand them in the context of the societal and racial dynamics of the time. He speaks of the positive influence public school had on him, including a teacher who inspired him to become a photographer and another who encouraging him to continue writing. As an historian, Davis speaks about the importance of understanding the past and having important conversations in order to move forward equitably.

Davis, Bernard, Jr.

WCU Oral History Collection - Introduction to Oral History

2023-04-15

Glosson, Anna

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

sound recordings

transcripts

eng

Sound

Text

71836

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/71836

Cabarrus County (N.C.)

Concord (N.C.)

1:11:48(duration)

22(pages)

Oral Histories of Western North Carolina