Rosel Schewel and Susan Schewel
Recorded
November 8, 2008
Archived
November 8, 2008
40:43 minutes
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Id:
LMN000843
Description
Rosel H. Schewel, 80, is interviewed by her daughter Susan Schewel, 53.Subject Log / Time Code
Rosel on the 2008 Presidential election and being a Hillary Clinton supporter and then supporting Barack Obama.
Rosel on growing up in an all-Jewish neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland.
Rosel on Uncle Irv, a white officer in an all Black platoon, a transportation unit.
Rosel on moving to Lynchburg, Virginia when she was 21.
Rosel on starting a chapter of the League of Women Voters in Lynchburg.
Rosel on teaching at an all Black school, R.S. Payne Elementary School.
Rosel on her disappointment in the Obama victory parties in Lynchburg, Virginia, and the segregation of the revelers.
On her observations of the integration of public schools.
On some parents’ decision to choose private schools over public schools in anticipation of integration.
On the integration of Lynchburg public libraries.
Participants
- Rosel Schewel
- Susan Schewel
Recording Locations
StoryCorps Lower Manhattan BoothVenue / Recording Kit
Tier
Keywords
- 2008
- Baltimore
- Barack Obama
- Civil Rights
- cohorts (groups of friends)
- Democratic Party
- Girl Scouts
- Hillary Clinton
- Influential People
- Integration
- Jewish
- Jones Memorial Library
- League of Women Voters
- Lynchburg
- Lynchburg Public Library
- Maryland
- memories of growing up
- Planned Parenthood
- political beliefs and practices
- presidential election
- R.S. Payne Elementary School
- social beliefs and practices
- Spouse
- Virginia
- women’s institutes
- women’s rights