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Kathryn Jordan-Pierce (1948- ) graduated from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in 1970, majoring in psychology. She has a Master of Arts and Master of Education from Columbia University Teachers College in New York City. After teaching reading for many years, Jordan-Pierce is now a literacy coach in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Jordan-Pierce talks about growing up in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and moving to Durham, North Carolina, when she was thirteen. She discusses attending Hillside High School in Durham, choosing to attend UNCG as her college, and riding on chartered buses to social mixers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to meet male students. She remembers her fellow black classmates, being a reader for sociology professor Dr. Joseph S. Himes, her reaction when she learned of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Black Power Conference held on campus in 1967, the cafeteria workers' strike of 1968, and the founding of the Neo-Black Society. Jordan-Pierce recalls working at the New York Public Library after graduating from UNCG, attending Columbia University, teaching reading and literacy, and how attending UNCG made it possible for her to negotiate the real world.

Patricia J. Trice (1939- ) graduated from Oberlin College in 1959, received a master's in music education from Illinois in 1960, a master's in piano performance from The University of North Carolina (UNCG) in 1968, and a PhD from Florida State. She is founder and director of the Spiritual Renaissance Singers of Greensboro. For nine years, Trice was a member of the music faculty of North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina and a member of the music faculty of Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida, for twenty-seven years. Trice remembers the importance of education in her family; attending Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, to study music; and receiving funds from the Pearsall Plan, which was used by North Carolina during the segregated 1950s to send African American students to study out of state. She discusses her music degrees and attending various colleges and universities. Trice recalls being a graduate student at UNCG in the 1960s but not being very involved with campus life except to attend classes. She talks about publishing her book Choral Arrangements of the African-American Spirituals and founding the Spiritual Renaissance Singers of Greensboro.

Linda Wilson McDougle (1944- ) graduated in1966 from North Carolina College (NCC), now North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. She received a Master of Education from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in 1970. McDougle also has an education specialist degree from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, and certification in administration from North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. McDougle talks about growing up on a farm in Alamance County, North Carolina and her family being of mixed heritage: African American, Caucasian, and Native American. She remembers driving a school bus for the segregated high school she attended in Graham, North Carolina; her mentor, Dr. Perry Mack, who encouraged her to attend college; working in the NCC library and local grocery store to earn money for college; and being Miss Homecoming and Miss Law School at NCC. McDougle discusses teaching earth science, being the first black teacher, first female assistant principal, and then principal at Jackson Junior High School in Greensboro, North Carolina. She also talks about the integration of the Greensboro school system, race relations, busing, and private church related academies.

Kathryn Jordan-Pierce (1948- ) graduated from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in 1970, majoring in psychology. She has a Master of Arts and Master of Education from Columbia University Teachers College in New York City. After teaching reading for many years, Jordan-Pierce is now a literacy coach in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Jordan-Pierce talks about growing up in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and moving to Durham, North Carolina, when she was thirteen. She discusses attending Hillside High School in Durham, choosing to attend UNCG as her college, and riding on chartered buses to social mixers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to meet male students. She remembers her fellow black classmates, being a reader for sociology professor Dr. Joseph S. Himes, her reaction when she learned of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Black Power Conference held on campus in 1967, the cafeteria workers' strike of 1968, and the founding of the Neo-Black Society. Jordan-Pierce recalls working at the New York Public Library after graduating from UNCG, attending Columbia University, teaching reading and literacy, and how attending UNCG made it possible for her to negotiate the real world.

Patricia J. Trice (1939- ) graduated from Oberlin College in 1959, received a master's in music education from Illinois in 1960, a master's in piano performance from The University of North Carolina (UNCG) in 1968, and a PhD from Florida State. She is founder and director of the Spiritual Renaissance Singers of Greensboro. For nine years, Trice was a member of the music faculty of North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina and a member of the music faculty of Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida, for twenty-seven years. Trice remembers the importance of education in her family; attending Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, to study music; and receiving funds from the Pearsall Plan, which was used by North Carolina during the segregated 1950s to send African American students to study out of state. She discusses her music degrees and attending various colleges and universities. Trice recalls being a graduate student at UNCG in the 1960s but not being very involved with campus life except to attend classes. She talks about publishing her book Choral Arrangements of the African-American Spirituals and founding the Spiritual Renaissance Singers of Greensboro.

Linda Wilson McDougle (1944- ) graduated in1966 from North Carolina College (NCC), now North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. She received a Master of Education from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in 1970. McDougle also has an education specialist degree from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, and certification in administration from North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. McDougle talks about growing up on a farm in Alamance County, North Carolina and her family being of mixed heritage: African American, Caucasian, and Native American. She remembers driving a school bus for the segregated high school she attended in Graham, North Carolina; her mentor, Dr. Perry Mack, who encouraged her to attend college; working in the NCC library and local grocery store to earn money for college; and being Miss Homecoming and Miss Law School at NCC. McDougle discusses teaching earth science, being the first black teacher, first female assistant principal, and then principal at Jackson Junior High School in Greensboro, North Carolina. She also talks about the integration of the Greensboro school system, race relations, busing, and private church related academies.

Linda Wilson McDougle (1944- ) graduated in1966 from North Carolina College (NCC), now North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. She received a Master of Education from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in 1970. McDougle also has an education specialist degree from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, and certification in administration from North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. McDougle talks about growing up on a farm in Alamance County, North Carolina and her family being of mixed heritage: African American, Caucasian, and Native American. She remembers driving a school bus for the segregated high school she attended in Graham, North Carolina; her mentor, Dr. Perry Mack, who encouraged her to attend college; working in the NCC library and local grocery store to earn money for college; and being Miss Homecoming and Miss Law School at NCC. McDougle discusses teaching earth science, being the first black teacher, first female assistant principal, and then principal at Jackson Junior High School in Greensboro, North Carolina. She also talks about the integration of the Greensboro school system, race relations, busing, and private church related academies.

Kathryn Jordan-Pierce (1948- ) graduated from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in 1970, majoring in psychology. She has a Master of Arts and Master of Education from Columbia University Teachers College in New York City. After teaching reading for many years, Jordan-Pierce is now a literacy coach in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Jordan-Pierce talks about growing up in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and moving to Durham, North Carolina, when she was thirteen. She discusses attending Hillside High School in Durham, choosing to attend UNCG as her college, and riding on chartered buses to social mixers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to meet male students. She remembers her fellow black classmates, being a reader for sociology professor Dr. Joseph S. Himes, her reaction when she learned of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Black Power Conference held on campus in 1967, the cafeteria workers' strike of 1968, and the founding of the Neo-Black Society. Jordan-Pierce recalls working at the New York Public Library after graduating from UNCG, attending Columbia University, teaching reading and literacy, and how attending UNCG made it possible for her to negotiate the real world.

Patricia J. Trice (1939- ) graduated from Oberlin College in 1959, received a master's in music education from Illinois in 1960, a master's in piano performance from The University of North Carolina (UNCG) in 1968, and a PhD from Florida State. She is founder and director of the Spiritual Renaissance Singers of Greensboro. For nine years, Trice was a member of the music faculty of North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina and a member of the music faculty of Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida, for twenty-seven years. Trice remembers the importance of education in her family; attending Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, to study music; and receiving funds from the Pearsall Plan, which was used by North Carolina during the segregated 1950s to send African American students to study out of state. She discusses her music degrees and attending various colleges and universities. Trice recalls being a graduate student at UNCG in the 1960s but not being very involved with campus life except to attend classes. She talks about publishing her book Choral Arrangements of the African-American Spirituals and founding the Spiritual Renaissance Singers of Greensboro.

Irene Cooper Harrington (1945- ) graduated in 1968 with an English degree from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) and returned for a Master of Arts in Education Administration, graduating in 1979. After college, she worked at Wachovia Bank, Guilford Technical Institute, the Neighborhood Youth Corps, Bennett College, and Guilford College. Harrington talks about her family life in segregated Henderson, North Carolina; favorite subjects in high school; and her decision to attend UNCG instead of a historically black university. She recalls the delay coming to the university until January 1964 because she had to work to earn money for college expenses, missing out on the freshman experience, and adjusting to life at a predominately white institution. Harrington mentions her roommates: Yvonne Cheek (Class of 1967), Suezette Brown Roney (Class of 1967), Alice Garrett Brown (Class of 1965), and Paulette Jones Robinson (Class of 1966). She discusses academics and prejudice on campus, being the only black student in all her classes, and her social life at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University. Harrington talks about attending UNCG as a graduate student in the late 1970s and comparing that experience with her undergraduate experience. She concludes the interview by talking about the influence UNCG had on her life. This item is a time-coded audio transcript. A full-text, printable transcript of this interview is available at http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/OralHisCo/id/7098

Karen Lynn Parker (1943- ) attended Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, now The University of North Carolina, from 1961 to 1963. She transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1963 where she majored in journalism. After graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1965, she worked as a copy editor and journalist for several local and national newspapers. Parker talks about growing up in segregated Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the importance of education in her family, and her decision to attend Woman's College. She recalls being a summer intern at the Winston-Salem Journal and meeting reporter Luix Overbea who encouraged her to go into journalism. Parker remembers other black students at Woman's College, campus life, picketing on Tate Street and downtown Greensboro to desegregate the stores and restaurants, and her family's reaction to her involvement in the protests. She discusses her decision to transfer to UNC-Chapel Hill where she was the first black female student, and being arrested for participating in protests to integrate local restaurants. This item is a time-coded audio transcript. A full-text, printable transcript of this interview is available at http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/OralHisCo/id/7101

Irene Cooper Harrington (1945- ) graduated in 1968 with an English degree from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) and returned for a Master of Arts in Education Administration, graduating in 1979. After college, she worked at Wachovia Bank, Guilford Technical Institute, the Neighborhood Youth Corps, Bennett College, and Guilford College. Harrington talks about her family life in segregated Henderson, North Carolina; favorite subjects in high school; and her decision to attend UNCG instead of a historically black university. She recalls the delay coming to the university until January 1964 because she had to work to earn money for college expenses, missing out on the freshman experience, and adjusting to life at a predominately white institution. Harrington mentions her roommates: Yvonne Cheek (Class of 1967), Suezette Brown Roney (Class of 1967), Alice Garrett Brown (Class of 1965), and Paulette Jones Robinson (Class of 1966). She discusses academics and prejudice on campus, being the only black student in all her classes, and her social life at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University. Harrington talks about attending UNCG as a graduate student in the late 1970s and comparing that experience with her undergraduate experience. She concludes the interview by talking about the influence UNCG had on her life. This item is a print transcript. A full, time-coded audio recording of this interview is available at http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/OralHisCo/id/7212

Karen Lynn Parker (1943- ) attended Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, now The University of North Carolina, from 1961 to 1963. She transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1963 where she majored in journalism. After graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1965, she worked as a copy editor and journalist for several local and national newspapers. Parker talks about growing up in segregated Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the importance of education in her family, and her decision to attend Woman's College. She recalls being a summer intern at the Winston-Salem Journal and meeting reporter Luix Overbea who encouraged her to go into journalism. Parker remembers other black students at Woman's College, campus life, picketing on Tate Street and downtown Greensboro to desegregate the stores and restaurants, and her family's reaction to her involvement in the protests. She discusses her decision to transfer to UNC-Chapel Hill where she was the first black female student, and being arrested for participating in protests to integrate local restaurants. This item is a print transcript. A full, time-coded audio recording of this interview is available at http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/OralHisCo/id/7213

Irene Cooper Harrington (1945- ) graduated in 1968 with an English degree from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) and returned for a Master of Arts in Education Administration, graduating in 1979. After college, she worked at Wachovia Bank, Guilford Technical Institute, the Neighborhood Youth Corps, Bennett College, and Guilford College. Harrington talks about her family life in segregated Henderson, North Carolina; favorite subjects in high school; and her decision to attend UNCG instead of a historically black university. She recalls the delay coming to the university until January 1964 because she had to work to earn money for college expenses, missing out on the freshman experience, and adjusting to life at a predominately white institution. Harrington mentions her roommates: Yvonne Cheek (Class of 1967), Suezette Brown Roney (Class of 1967), Alice Garrett Brown (Class of 1965), and Paulette Jones Robinson (Class of 1966). She discusses academics and prejudice on campus, being the only black student in all her classes, and her social life at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University. Harrington talks about attending UNCG as a graduate student in the late 1970s and comparing that experience with her undergraduate experience. She concludes the interview by talking about the influence UNCG had on her life.XXXX7098

Karen Lynn Parker (1943- ) attended Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, now The University of North Carolina, from 1961 to 1963. She transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1963 where she majored in journalism. After graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1965, she worked as a copy editor and journalist for several local and national newspapers. Parker talks about growing up in segregated Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the importance of education in her family, and her decision to attend Woman's College. She recalls being a summer intern at the Winston-Salem Journal and meeting reporter Luix Overbea who encouraged her to go into journalism. Parker remembers other black students at Woman's College, campus life, picketing on Tate Street and downtown Greensboro to desegregate the stores and restaurants, and her family's reaction to her involvement in the protests. She discusses her decision to transfer to UNC-Chapel Hill where she was the first black female student, and being arrested for participating in protests to integrate local restaurants.XXXX7101

Thomisene Oliver Strickland (1947- ) graduated from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in 1969, majoring in French. Strickland talks about growing up in the Lumberton, North Carolina, and attending segregated schools. She discusses coming to UNCG; academic, campus, and dorm life; fellow black students; and the founding of the Neo-Black Society. Strickland recalls receiving a scholarship from the Herbert Leman Foundation and working at the Weatherspoon Art Gallery so she could pay for her education. She relates with fond memories her involvement with the UNCG French Club and her French professors: Claude Chavigne, Christian Garaud, and John Philip Couch. Strickland discusses in great detail, the trip she and her classmate, Pat Emma, took to New York City and Expo 67 in Canada. She recounts stories of making new friends from all over the world while working at the United Nations as a tour guide, interacting with the Lumbee Native Americans of the Lumberton area, and teaching high school French.

Thomisene Oliver Strickland (1947- ) graduated from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in 1969, majoring in French. Strickland talks about growing up in the Lumberton, North Carolina, and attending segregated schools. She discusses coming to UNCG; academic, campus, and dorm life; fellow black students; and the founding of the Neo-Black Society. Strickland recalls receiving a scholarship from the Herbert Leman Foundation and working at the Weatherspoon Art Gallery so she could pay for her education. She relates with fond memories her involvement with the UNCG French Club and her French professors: Claude Chavigne, Christian Garaud, and John Philip Couch. Strickland discusses in great detail, the trip she and her classmate, Pat Emma, took to New York City and Expo 67 in Canada. She recounts stories of making new friends from all over the world while working at the United Nations as a tour guide, interacting with the Lumbee Native Americans of the Lumberton area, and teaching high school French.