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Cecelia T. [Taliaferro] Tucker joined Old Dominion University in 1991 to serve as the Assistant to the President for Community Relations and continued to serve in community relations until her retirement in 2022. Prior to joining the university, she taught high school biology and then served numerous community organizations in leadership, public relations, and fundraising positions. She was born in Martinsville, Virginia. This interview is in two parts. Part 1 discusses her personal and educational background, her recollections of growing up African-American in segregated times, her experiences with civil rights, life in Norfolk in the 1950s and 1960s, and her career as a teacher and community activist. Part 2 focuses on her tenure at ODU as Assistant to the President for Community Relations and ODU's segregated past. The interview took place in Perry Library on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

Cecelia T. [Taliaferro] Tucker joined Old Dominion University in 1991 to serve as the Assistant to the President for Community Relations and continued to serve in community relations until her retirement in 2022. Prior to joining the university, she taught high school biology and then served numerous community organizations in leadership, public relations, and fundraising positions. She was born in Martinsville, Virginia. This interview is in two parts. Part 1 discusses her personal and educational background, her recollections of growing up African-American in segregated times, her experiences with civil rights, life in Norfolk in the 1950s and 1960s, and her career as a teacher and community activist. Part 2 focuses on her tenure at ODU as Assistant to the President for Community Relations and ODU's segregated past. The interview took place in Perry Library on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr. began his law practice in Norfolk in 1922, was governor of Virginia from 1942-1946, president of University of Virginia, Charlottesville from 1947-1959, chairman of the Commission on Goals for Higher Education in the South in 1961. He was born on February 11, 1897 and died June 9, 1981. This interview is in two parts. The first interview done in 1975 discusses the early history of ODU -- the involvement of Darden and other individuals, community and state response to the college, financial support, former administrators, and transition from college to university status. The second interview in 1978 discusses Darden's background, his impressions of Norfolk throughout the years, his political career, Virginia politics, his thoughts on Billy Prieur and the Byrd political organization, many of the people he dealt with during his political career, and massive resistance.

Cecelia T. [Taliaferro] Tucker joined Old Dominion University in 1991 to serve as the Assistant to the President for Community Relations and continued to serve in community relations until her retirement in 2022. Prior to joining the university, she taught high school biology and then served numerous community organizations in leadership, public relations, and fundraising positions. She was born in Martinsville, Virginia. This interview is in two parts. Part 1 discusses her personal and educational background, her recollections of growing up African-American in segregated times, her experiences with civil rights, life in Norfolk in the 1950s and 1960s, and her career as a teacher and community activist. Part 2 focuses on her tenure at ODU as Assistant to the President for Community Relations and ODU's segregated past. The interview took place in Perry Library on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr. began his law practice in Norfolk in 1922, was governor of Virginia from 1942-1946, president of University of Virginia, Charlottesville from 1947-1959, chairman of the Commission on Goals for Higher Education in the South in 1961. He was born on February 11, 1897 and died June 9, 1981. This interview is in two parts. The first interview done in 1975 discusses the early history of ODU -- the involvement of Darden and other individuals, community and state response to the college, financial support, former administrators, and transition from college to university status. The second interview in 1978 discusses Darden's background, his impressions of Norfolk throughout the years, his political career, Virginia politics, his thoughts on Billy Prieur and the Byrd political organization, many of the people he dealt with during his political career, and massive resistance.

Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr. began his law practice in Norfolk in 1922, was governor of Virginia from 1942-1946, president of University of Virginia, Charlottesville from 1947-1959, chairman of the Commission on Goals for Higher Education in the South in 1961. He was born on February 11, 1897 and died June 9, 1981. This interview is in two parts. The first interview done in 1975 discusses the early history of ODU -- the involvement of Darden and other individuals, community and state response to the college, financial support, former administrators, and transition from college to university status. The second interview in 1978 discusses Darden's background, his impressions of Norfolk throughout the years, his political career, Virginia politics, his thoughts on Billy Prieur and the Byrd political organization, many of the people he dealt with during his political career, and massive resistance. Interview recorded on one cassette tape, two sides. Audio quality is good. 0:37:29

Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr. began his law practice in Norfolk in 1922, was governor of Virginia from 1942-1946, president of University of Virginia, Charlottesville from 1947-1959, chairman of the Commission on Goals for Higher Education in the South in 1961. He was born on February 11, 1897 and died June 9, 1981. This interview is in two parts. The first interview done in 1975 discusses the early history of ODU -- the involvement of Darden and other individuals, community and state response to the college, financial support, former administrators, and transition from college to university status. The second interview in 1978 discusses Darden's background, his impressions of Norfolk throughout the years, his political career, Virginia politics, his thoughts on Billy Prieur and the Byrd political organization, many of the people he dealt with during his political career, and massive resistance. Interview recorded on two cassette tapes, four sides. Audio quality is good. 1:16:35

Cecelia T. [Taliaferro] Tucker joined Old Dominion University in 1991 to serve as the Assistant to the President for Community Relations and continued to serve in community relations until her retirement in 2022. Prior to joining the university, she taught high school biology and then served numerous community organizations in leadership, public relations, and fundraising positions. She was born in Martinsville, Virginia. This interview is in two parts. Part 1 discusses her personal and educational background, her recollections of growing up African-American in segregated times, her experiences with civil rights, life in Norfolk in the 1950s and 1960s, and her career as a teacher and community activist. Part 2 focuses on her tenure at ODU as Assistant to the President for Community Relations and ODU's segregated past. The interview took place in Perry Library on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Interview recorded on Sony Digital Audio Recorder; audio quality is good. 1:08:31

Cecelia T. [Taliaferro] Tucker joined Old Dominion University in 1991 to serve as the Assistant to the President for Community Relations and continued to serve in community relations until her retirement in 2022. Prior to joining the university, she taught high school biology and then served numerous community organizations in leadership, public relations, and fundraising positions. She was born in Martinsville, Virginia. This interview is in two parts. Part 1 discusses her personal and educational background, her recollections of growing up African-American in segregated times, her experiences with civil rights, life in Norfolk in the 1950s and 1960s, and her career as a teacher and community activist. Part 2 focuses on her tenure at ODU as Assistant to the President for Community Relations and ODU's segregated past. The interview took place in Perry Library on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Interview recorded on Sony Digital Audio Recorder; audio quality is good. 0:42:38