Phyllis Parrish interview (2013-09-09)

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Interviewee

Parrish, Phyllis

Interviewer

Miller, Alyce P.; Daugherity, Brian J., 1972-

Publication Date

9-9-2013

Date

2013-09-09

Description

An interview conducted as part of the Goochland County Rosenwald Schools Oral History Project, 2013-2015, documenting education in Goochland County, Virginia, particularly the impact of the Rosenwald Schools, and the differences between the education offered to white and black students during the period the Rosenwald Schools operated. In this interview, Phyllis Parrish discusses her family background and childhood in Goochland County, Virginia and her memories of attending Second Union School and Central High School. She also recounts what a typical day at Second Union School was like; and discusses teachers, facilities, resources, and equipment at Second Union School. Phyllis Parrish also describes her education and employment in New York City after high school.

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No photograph available.

Personal Name Subject

Parrish, Phyllis -- Interviews; Parrish, Phyllis -- Childhood and youth -- Anecdotes

Corporate Name Subject

Julius Rosenwald Fund -- Buildings

Topical Subject

African American schools -- Virginia -- Goochland County; African Americans -- Education -- Virginia -- Goochland County; African American schools -- Curricula -- Virginia -- Goochland County; African American teachers -- Virginia -- Goochland County

Geographic Subject

Goochland County (Va.) -- Race relations

City/Location

Goochland County (Va.)

Genre

oral histories (literary genre)

Local Genre

oral history; moving image

Type

Moving Image

Digital Format

video/mp4

Language

eng

Rights

This material is protected by copyright, and the copyright is held by Brian J. Daugherity, Alyce Miller, and Christopher Silvent. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.

Collection

Goochland County Rosenwald Schools Oral History Project, 2013-2015

Contributors

Silvent, Christopher

Source

Original oral history: Phyllis Parrish interview (2013-09-09), Goochland County Rosenwald Schools Oral History Project, 2013-2015, M 501, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

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goo_parrishphyllis_interview.mp4

Disciplines

African American Studies | American Studies | Oral History | Political History | Public History | Social History | United States History | Women's History

Phyllis Parrish interview (2013-09-09)

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