Dorothy Dae oral history interview, 2004 October 11

Description

Dorothy Dae recounts her experiences as one of a small group of African American students that attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the late 1960s to the early 1970s. She discusses the struggle the students had with the Student Government Association over the chartering of the Black Student Union. Mrs. Dae explains that the students developed an organized strategy to raise their visibility and representation on campus by working within the existing system. Other topics discussed includes her experience as one of the first two black cheerleaders at UNC Charlotte, race relations between white and black students, and what it was like to live on such a new and growing campus.

Details
Title

Dorothy Dae oral history interview, 2004 October 11

Interviewee

Dae, Dorothy, 1951-

Interviewer

Stickell, Lois
Sanders, Bridgette

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

2004-10-11

Physical Description

1 audio file (29:33) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (13 pages : PDF)

Object Type

sound recording-nonmusical

Genre

spoken word

Language

eng

Interviewee Biography

Dorothy Dae was a 53-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place at J. T. Williams Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Burke County, North Carolina in 1951. She was educated at UNC Charlotte and was employed as the principal at J. T. Williams Middle School.

Abstract

Dorothy Dae recounts her experiences as one of a small group of African American students that attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the late 1960s to the early 1970s. She discusses the struggle the students had with the Student Government Association over the chartering of the Black Student Union. Mrs. Dae explains that the students developed an organized strategy to raise their visibility and representation on campus by working within the existing system. Other topics discussed includes her experience as one of the first two black cheerleaders at UNC Charlotte, race relations between white and black students, and what it was like to live on such a new and growing campus.

Digital Object Notes

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

Interviewee Occupations

School principals

Subjects--Names

Dae, Dorothy, 1951-
Chavis, Ben, 1948-

Subjects--Organizations

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Black Student Union (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)

Subjects--Topics

African American college students
African American student movements
Cheerleading
Civil rights
College integration
College sports
School integration
Student unions
Universities and colleges--Social aspects

Subjects--Geographic

North Carolina--Charlotte

Subjects--Genre

Interviews
Oral histories

Coverage--Dates

1960-2010

Digital Collection Title

UNC Charlotte Oral History Interviews

Digital Collection Series Title

Civil rights activism on campus

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Internet Media Type

audio/mpeg

Identifier

UA-DA0009

Handle URL

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1460

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