Elizabeth Randolph oral history interview 1, 1993 June 16
Description
In this first interview with Jennifer Greeson for the Levine Museum, Elizabeth Randolph describes growing up during the 1920s and 1930s in a family that emphasized education which inspired her dedication as an educator throughout her life in such roles as a teacher, principal, and an associate superintendent. She details her experiences in these different occupations in both segregated and desegregated schools and explains how public education has evolved throughout her career. Other topics discussed included her decision to move to Charlotte, North Carolina in order to teach at West Charlotte High School; her connection to Dorothy Counts, Reginald Hawkins, and others involved in the Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education Supreme Court case; community efforts to enforce desegregation; her personal encounters with racism; and life during the Great Depression.
