"I'd like the school and the teachers and the principal to be remembered for the great impact they had on the students."

"I'd like the school and the teachers and the principal to be remembered for the great impact they had on the students."

Recorded August 21, 2023 Archived August 21, 2023 32:35 minutes
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Id: APP3962763

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Documenting the stories of the Graduates from Gary District High School (GDHS), a segregated school in the coal mining town of Gary, WV. The school closed in 1965. The graduates began to have reunions in 1966, inviting all alums. These interviews capture the journeys of the graduates and how GDHS gave them the foundation to build their lives. This interview is with Billy Madison, a founder of the reunion.

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  • Billy Madison
  • John Hairston

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