Evelyn Van Hecke oral history interview, 1999 July 15

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Evelyn Van Hecke recounts her experience as an art teacher at West Charlotte High School in the 1980s and 1990s. Topics discussed include the role fine arts classes played in bringing students of all backgrounds together, her experiences working with English as a Second Language students in her art classes, and the pride West Charlotte teachers and staff had for the school and their students. She also discusses how under new leadership at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in the 1990s, West Charlotte was no longer treated as the system's flagship school, compounding the problems the school faced due to the lack of support for integration from newcomers to the city.

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West Charlotte High School During Integration

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Title: Evelyn Van Hecke oral history interview, 1999 July 15
Interviewee: Van Hecke, Evelyn, 1958-
Interviewer: Williams, Jill
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 1999-07-15
Physical Description: 1 audio file (1:01:26) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Evelyn Van Hecke was a 40-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in her home in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Charlotte in 1958. She was educated at Carmel Academy (now Charlotte Country Day School) and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and was employed as an art teacher at West Charlotte High School and Hawthorne Junior High School.
Abstract: Evelyn Van Hecke recounts her experience as an art teacher at West Charlotte High School in the 1980s and 1990s. Topics discussed include the role fine arts classes played in bringing students of all backgrounds together, her experiences working with English as a Second Language students in her art classes, and the pride West Charlotte teachers and staff had for the school and their students. She also discusses how under new leadership at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in the 1990s, West Charlotte was no longer treated as the system's flagship school, compounding the problems the school faced due to the lack of support for integration from newcomers to the city.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
Interviewee Occupations: Art teachers
High school teachers
Subjects--Names: Van Hecke, Evelyn, 1958-
Subjects--Organizations: West Charlotte High School (Charlotte, N.C.)
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Subjects--Topics: Art--Study and teaching
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers
School integration
Race relations
Public schools
High school students
High school students--Societies and clubs
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1960-2000
Digital Collection Title: Levine Museum of the New South
Digital Collection Series Title: West Charlotte High School during integration
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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: MU-VA0272

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