The Southern Oral History Program at the university of north carolina, chapel hill. I think i know that your parents drove you to the college in the fall of 57. Yes they did. What did you discover here at Bennett College . It was a big day for me, but for the whole community. I came from someplace. I didnt just show up. I came being supported by the whole community. They prayed for me a church. They gave me a few pennies here and there since we did not have a lot of money. I had a little scholarship. I had taken the sats there. I had done well enough to get a scholarship money and i was going to work a little bit. There was always that, let me give you a few pennies. It was by the good wishes of the community. I had never been to Bennett College before. I had never been to greensboro before. I arrived here to have ourselves just sort of swallowed up. My parents and me and everyone. A lot of parents and a lot of students all being deposited by parents. It was a lonely feeling when they
Anxiety having some would not get to hire me. I felt my temperature increase. I could feel my sweat coming off the side of my face. Didnt have to ask joe what he was thinking. We looked at each other and of bus looked at the counter at the same time. We just started to walk toward the counter. Without a single word. That is how it happened. Guest thank you for having me three of them had met in high school. They had met before. They were not thinking about injustices, and how to push the movement along, but it was not until Joseph Mcneil is returning to school after christmas break in 1959 when he greyhound meal at a roof he is refused a meal at a greyhound terminal. Iss just trying to did he emboldened. He and his four friends decide theyre going to target the sit in ats and go segregated eating facilities in greensboro, North Carolina. What i find interesting is why woolworths . And dime. S was a five many people of a certain age probably still remember. It was a chain Discount Depar
From the bus boycott in monger, alabama until february 1, 1960, virtually Nothing Happened in the arena of civil rights. It was dead, absolutely dead, even Martin Luther king said that. In 1960 things did change dramatically in greensboro. Greensboro is the origin of all the events that occur subsequent to february 1, 1960. I happened to be there. Mcneil happened to be there. When you hear a railroad, the train is coming from far away and it is coming closer and you become increasingly aware of the track the train is rolling on. That track is what divides white from black. Thats what separates the white ghetto from the black ghetto. Its the track that heads somewhere but you do not know exactly where. And it is not really for the good of society. And before sitins, walked right across the track in the wrong direction, went to the other side. I think greensboro liked to think of itself as polite and being polite and moderate and open to different points of view. Greensboro is a town tha
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Dr. Terry, i know i think i know that your parents drove you to the college here and moved you in the fall of 1957. Dr. Terry yes, they did. What did you discover, arriving at Bennett College . Dr. Terry it was a big day for me, for the whole community. I came from someplace. I just didnt show up. I came being supported by the whole community. They prayed for me at church. They gave me a little a few pennies here and there. As i said, we didnt have a lot of money. And i had a little scholarship. I had taken the sats there, and so i had done well enough to have been granted a little scholarship money, and i was going to work a little bit. But there was always that, let me give you a few pennies. So, i came, being borne up by the good wishes of the community. And off we came to Bennett College. Id never been to Bennett College before. Id never been to greensboro before. And i arrived here to have ourselves, you know, just sort of swallowed up, my parents and me, and all of us, by a lot o