In Their Own Words: Oral Histories

Scholars and researchers have used oral histories as a method to capture the memory of whole communities. Dating back to the 1970s, these audio recordings include former students of all-African-American schools, participants in the Civil Rights Movement, and others with stories to tell. 

Playlist: All Histories Listed Below

 

Individual Histories

Annie Abrams

Evelyn Tatum Armon

Meceria Redmond Coffey

Henry Cooper, Jr. 

Guy Covington

Woody Crockett

Don Davis

Kenneth Henderson

Diane Larrison

Ira Sanders

Deborah Springer Suttlar

Bobby Whitehead