Nance, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Lane), 1956-

Phillips, Deborah

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

1997-09-30

1 audio file (1:35:05) : digital, MP3

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Jeffrey Nance was a 41-year-old man at the time of interview. He was born in Union County, North Carolina in 1956. He was educated at Eastway Junior High School and Garinger High School and completed 13 years of school; and was employed as a manager and a computer programmer.

Computer programmer Jeffrey Nance, a native of the Charlotte region, discusses his experiences attending Garinger High School during school integration in the early 1970s. Mr. Nance was finishing the eighth grade when the Supreme Court determined that busing to integrate students was constitutional in their decision on Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education. Mr. Nance's school boundary was redrawn and he was bused to an integrated junior high school across town. He then attended the formerly all-white Garinger High School beginning in his tenth grade year. He describes both black and white students as being uncomfortable interacting with each other because of little previous social contact. Mr. Nance describes conflict at Garinger High School related to integration, including problems with the school's grading scale, contested student council seats, and black and white student riots. He concludes by stating that the experience was difficult, but it taught him how to respect and interact with a different social group. In addition, he compares his education experience with his childrens' experiences, and offers that his children are reaping the benefits of the difficult integration process through their improved learning environment and their relationships with black friends.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.

The first three and a half minutes of the recording consist of Jeffery Nance filling out paperwork. The interview begins at 3:35.

Computer programmers

Nance, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Lane), 1956-

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Garinger High School (Charlotte, N.C.)

School integration
Segregation in education
Race relations
Educational equalization
Busing for school integration
Busing for school integration--Public opinion
Race riots

North Carolina--Charlotte

Interviews
Oral histories

1970-2000

David Goldfield student project on change in the Charlotte region

Living Charlotte : the postwar development of a New South city

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