Sheryl Coleman: Recalling Desegregation at Havre de Grace High School

ID: 169 ~ Source: The Havre de Grace Colored School Museum and Cultural Center ~ Creator: Harford Civil Rights Project ~ Date: October 12, 2019
This file appears in: Rise of the Teachers and Students: Full Desegregation Finally
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In this 2019 oral history clip, Sheryl Coleman shares memories about her early experiences in desegregated Havre de Grace High School beginning in the mid-1960s. She remembers her first day of class at the new school, and a racial incident involving another student in the gym showers. She also recalls not playing the flute again due to racism in the school. [Interviewer: James Karmel, Harford Community College]

This file appears in: Rise of the Teachers and Students: Full Desegregation Finally