Anthony Dozier and Carol McKnight
Recorded
October 23, 2009
47:05 minutes
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Id:
MBY005874
Description
Anthony Dozier (53) tells his friend, Carol Mayes McKnight (53) about being among the first African American kids to be bused in Wichita, KS and about witnessing the 1971 race riot at South High School in Wichita.Subject Log / Time Code
attended all black junior high school; bused to the southside of Wichita
shock to enter the caucasian neighborhood
One teacher hurt his feelings; English teacher got upset and taped a role of masking tape around his head
participation in the race riots; afro; football player picked up a friend by his hair and punch him a the locker; went to help a friend
What would he have changed about his years being bused?; thankful for the experience
Beyond hope; action; thank you; history of Wichita; thanks to StoryCorps
Participants
- Anthony Dozier
- Carol McKnight
Venue / Recording Kit
Tier
Keywords
- 1971 race riot at South High School, Wichita, KS
- Appearance
- Busing
- Church of God
- cohorts (groups of friends)
- eastside of Wichita
- Equality
- historical events/people
- Integration
- memories of former times
- memories of growing up
- personal experiences
- political beliefs and practices
- Prejudice
- Principal
- Race Relations
- religious beliefs and practices
- school busing
- school day memories
- school integration
- separate but equal
- social beliefs and practices
- South High School, Wichita, KS
- southside Wichita
- Wichita, KS