Paulette Horton and Arthur Mack

Recorded February 22, 2022 Archived February 22, 2022 33:10 minutes
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Id: atl004594

Description

Friends and colleagues Paulette Davis Horton (67) and Arthur L. Mack (67) have a conversation about the history of how freed slaves began being educated in post-Civil War Mobile, Alabama, and how some of those initial students impacted African-American education in the region for future generations.

Subject Log / Time Code

Arthur (A) asks Paulette (P) to talk about how freed slaves began being educated in Mobile, Alabama.
A asks P to talk about Dunbar High School and how it came to be.
A asks P to talk about Central High School's history.
P talks about the coming of integration in Mobile and the closure of Central High School and African-American students being sent to Murphy High School.
P and A talk about their time as students at Bishop State Community College, and P talks about some of her experiences as a cheerleader there.
A and P talk about Booker T. Washington and how he impacted Mobile.
A and P talk in more detail about Mr. William Aymer Caldwell.

Participants

  • Paulette Horton
  • Arthur Mack

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