Interview with Madeline C. Jones, June 21, 1978

Interview Summary

Madeline Jones was a teacher in Lexington, Kentucky during the integration of public schools. She discusses her experience teaching in an all-Black school, Booker T. Washington School, prior to integration and says that the schools were separate but not equal. She talks about the lack of supplies and overcrowding in the Black schools, but says that they had parental support and offered many activities for the students. She talks about the changes that occurred during integration, and discusses the white teachers' reactions to the Black students. She talks about why many teachers did not participate in the civil rights movement.

Interview Keyword

African American neighborhoods African Americans--Education. African Americans--Social conditions. Civil rights movements--United States Discrimination in education. Discrimination in employment. Race discrimination. Racism--Kentucky--Lexington School integration--Kentucky

Interview LC Subject

Jones, Madeline C. Jones, Madeline C.--Interviews Lexington (Ky.)--Race relations. Segregation in education--Kentucky Teachers--Kentucky Teaching

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