Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Oral History Collection

Cookie Francis grew up in Bucks County and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and lived there during the years of school desegregation. Cookie Francis is interviewed about her experience with school desegregation in a Northampton County School. The interview took place in Melfa, Virginia.

Costellar B. Ledbetter (nee Brown) grew up in Nansemond County and lived in Suffolk, Virginia during the years of school desegregation. In 1958, while in school, she served as President of the NAACP Youth Council. Costellar B. Ledbetter talks about her experience with school desegregation and that of Dr. J. Rayfield Vines. The interview took place in Hampton, Virginia.

Dave Hardin grew up in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania and began teaching at George Washington High School in Danville, Virginia in 1960. Dave Hardin is interviewed about his experience with school desegregation. The interview took place in Danville, Virginia.

Debra E. Bell grew up in New Orleans and Covington, Louisiana where she lived during the years of school desegregation. Debra E. Bell is interviewed about her experience with school desegregation. The interview took place in Hampton, Virginia.

Donald Nabors grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia where he was a student during the years of school desegregation. Donald Nabors is interviewed about his experience with school desegregation. The interview took place in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Douglas Thom grew up in New York. Douglas Thom is interviewed about his experience with school desegregation. The interview took place in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Betty Lucretia Brown Bibbins, MD grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia. She attended kindergarten at Sacred Heart School in Norfolk, Our Lady of Victory elementary school, Cradock Jr. High School, and Cradock High School (1964-1969) during the years of desegregation of Virginia's schools. Oral history interview with Betty Brown Bibbins, conducted via Zoom with Ann Jimerson.

S. Dawn Goldstine grew up in Syracuse, New York and served as Superintendent of Northampton County Public Schools in Virginia from 1989-2003. Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. S. Dawn Goldstine who served as Superintendent of Northampton County Public Schools from 1989-2003. Conducted as part of the "School Desegregation: Learn, Preserve, Empower" event. The interview took place on the Eastern Shore, Virginia.

Earline Washington taught in Accomack County, Virginia schools during the years of school desegregation. Videotaped oral history interview with Earline Washington of Accomack County, Virginia. Conducted as part of the "School Desegregation: Learn, Preserve, Empower" event on the Eastern Shore, Virginia.

Edith White grew up in Newport News, Virginia where she lived during the years of school desegregation. Edith White is interviewed about her experience with school desegregation. The interview took place in Hampton, Virginia.

Effie Carroll Ashe was born in North Carolina, grew up in Washington, D.C., and went to school in Newport News, Virginia during the years of school desegregation. Effie Carroll Ashe is interviewed about her experience with school desegregation. The interview took place in Hampton, Virginia.

Erik T. Wilson grew up in Hampton, Virginia. In 1964, he moved to Phoenix, Arizona. Erik T. Wilson talks about his experiences with school desegregation and that of Janice C. Wilson. The interview took place in Hampton, Virginia.

Everette A. Hicks, Sr. is interviewed about his experience with school desegregation. The interview took place in Hampton, Virginia.

Felton T. Sessoms grew up in Nassawadox, Virginia on the Eastern Shore and lived there during the years of school desegregation. Felton T. Sessoms is interviewed about his experience with school desegregation. The interview took place in Melfa, Virginia.

Flora D. Crittenden grew up in Newport News, Virginia and graduated from George Washington Carver High School in 1941. She became Director of Guidance Counselors in 1971 for Newport News Public Schools. Flora D. Crittenden is interviewed about her experience with school desegregation. The interview took place in Hampton, Virginia.

Frances Henson grew up in Newport News, Virginia. One of eighteen videotaped oral history interviews with members of George Washington Carver Alumni Association discussing school desegregation. The interview took place in Newport News, Virginia.

Frank M. White grew up in Stafford County, Virginia. Frank M. White talks about the school desegregation experiences of Gordon S. White and others in Stafford County Schools. The interview took place in Alexandria, Virginia.

Georgia Scott grew up in Newport News, Virginia. One of eighteen videotaped oral history interviews with members of George Washington Carver Alumni Association discussing school desegregation. The interview took place in Newport News, Virginia.

Gilliam M. (Gil) Cobbs grew up in Lynchburg and Bedford County, Virginia. He was a student there from 1940-1951 and a teacher from 1966-1989. Gilliam M. (Gil) Cobbs is interviewed about his experience with school desegregation. The interview took place in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Glanda Ruth Motley grew up in a military family and lived in Richmond, Virginia during the years of school desegregation. Glanda Ruth Motley is interviewed about her experience with school desegregation. The interview took place in Danville, Virginia.