Title:
Oral History Interview with Edith White - Audio
Creator:
White, Edith
Contributor:
White, Mary Pelham
Date:
1982-11-06
Description:
Edith Reynolds White was active in the movement to reopen Norfolk's public schools after massive resistance shut them down in 1958. She was a member of the Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation, Norfolk Committee for Public Schools, and many other organizations. She served as librarian at Norfolk Academy from 1961-1983 and is a supporter of Old Dominion University. She was born in Passaic, New Jersey on November 4, 1923. The interview discusses her background and her involvement in the school desegregation crisis. Also included with the interview is a biography. The interview is part of the Norfolk Women's History collection and was conducted as a class project for Dorothy Johnson's History 495/595 course, "Recapturing Women's History: Local and National" in Fall 1982. Interview recorded on one cassette tape, two sides. Audio quality is good. 1:00:24
Subject:
School integration--Virginia--Norfolk--History--20th century
Subject:
Public schools--Virginia--Norfolk
Subject:
School integration--Massive resistance movement
Subject:
Segregation in education
Subject:
Norfolk (Va.)--Politics and government--20th century
Subject:
School closings--Virginia--Norfolk
Subject:
Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation (Norfolk, Va.)
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945
Subject:
United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945--Cryptography
Subject:
Miller, Francis Pickens, 1895-1978
Subject:
Byrd, Harry Flood, 1887-1966
Subject:
Politics and government--Virginia--20th century
Subject:
African Americans--Virginia--Social conditions
Subject:
Suffrage--United States
Subject:
League of Women Voters (Norfolk, Va.)
Subject:
Mason, Vivian Carter
Subject:
Race relations--History--20th century
Subject:
African Americans--Education--Virginia--Norfolk
Subject:
African Americans--Civil rights
Subject:
African Americans--Segregation
Subject:
American Association of University Women. Virginia Division
Subject:
White, Edith Reynolds
Subject:
Norfolk Committee for Public Schools
Subject:
White, Forrest P.
Coverage:
Norfolk, Virginia
Media Format:
Sound recordings
Source:
RG 10-2A
Collection:
Oral History Collection
Publisher:
Old Dominion University Libraries
Rights Statement:
IN COPYRIGHT; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rightsholder:
Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries
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Identifier:
oh-whiteedi-audio1
