Sheryl Coleman: Memories of Havre de Grace Jr/Sr High School in the 1960s
This file appears in: Rise of the Teachers and Students: Full Desegregation Finally
In this 2019 oral history excerpt, Sheryl Coleman remembers desegregating Havre de Grace High School in the mid and late 1960s (class of 1970). She spent her early school years (K-7) at Havre de Grace Consolidated School. In this clip, she discusses the media of the time, how it impacted her fellow white students and their parents, behavior standards and culture of the two schools. [Interviewer: James Karmel, Harford Community College]
This file appears in: Rise of the Teachers and Students: Full Desegregation Finally
Rise of the Teachers and Students: Full Desegregation Finally
The actions of parents and students to force desegregation of American schools are a famous story of the civil rights era. The Brown vs. Board of Education case (1954), for example or the desegregation of high schools in Little Rock, Arkansas were…