The Educators' Oral History Collection & Brown Vs. Board In support of the commemoration of Brown versus Board, Special Collections selected excerpts from our Educators' Oral History Collection that discuss the impact of school desegregation in Central Florida and the South. These reminiscences are drawn from the interviewees' own personal experiences. The Educators' Oral History Collection is an oral history collection of primarily Central Florida educators detailing working and social conditions in the latter half of the twentieth century. Media Interviewee Description audio video Name: Evan McKissic Title: Retired School: Kissimmee High Date: June 9, 1999 Ann Young Tyler conducted this interview with Evan McKissic, an African-American educator retired after 37 years teaching in at Kissimmee High and Central Avenue Elementary Schools. Ms. Tyler conducted both a video taped interview and a follow up audio interview. Both excerpts, however, are audio only. Mr. Taylor discussing his experiences teaching at the all-black Kissimmee High School before integration and his experiences as the first African-American teacher at Osceola Junior High School during desegregation. transcription Name: Patricia Graham Title: Principal School: Mainland High Date: March 3, 1999 Melinda Stanley conducted this interview.   The interview was transcribed by Special Collections staff.  In the interview, Ms. Graham discusses her experiences growing up in Shreveport, Louisiana during segregation and her first job teaching 9th grade English at the all-black high school in Hattiesburg, Mississippi during the first phase of the school's desegregation plan. audio Name: Helen Trulock Title: Retired School: Lake Silver Date: March 19, 1999 Rosemary S. Barna interviewed Helen Trulock, retired after teaching first grade at Lake Silver Elementary for 36 years.  Ms. Trulock discusses Orange County School's desegretation in 1968 and it's impact on Lake Silver. audio Name: Mary Lee Welch Title: Retired School: Dream Lake Date: March 12, 1999 Diana Yoder interviewed Mary Lee Welch, retired after 35 years teaching, mostly third grade at Dream Lake Elementary. Ms. Welch discusses Orange County School's desegretation in 1968 and it's impact on Dream Lake. Return to Brown versus Board Resources Page

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