Grayce Gadson and Kleopatra Gaiter
Recorded
May 19, 2023
Archived
May 19, 2023
48:42 minutes
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Id:
ddc002608
Description
Grayce Gadson (71) shares with her colleague Kleopatra Gaiter (32) anecdotes from her time as a student in Florida, Indiana, and California during the desegregation of schools in America. Grayce and Kleopatra compare their varying experience with school institutions, specifically in Tenessee and Indiana.Subject Log / Time Code
GG went to an all-black school until desegregation efforts began.
GG recalls a moment she first became aware of racism as a child.
GG eventually moved from a rural black community in Florida to a suburban black community in Indiana.
GG recalls a play she wrote and was able to produce at her school.
GG rallied fellow students together for a protest at her school, generating a list of request for the school to fulfill.
GG considers how she was college bound in an area that did not provide support for black students to receive higher education.
CG compares her schools resources to the ones GG had as a student.
GG retells the story of a school counselor who was perplexed by her desire to attend college.
GG describes an arts program she helped to implement in schools across California.
GG considers the legacy left over from mishandled desegregation efforts.
GG discuss how she would change the current school system in America.
CG details her college experience.
Participants
- Grayce Gadson
- Kleopatra Gaiter