Interview with Charles Dwight
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0:30:49
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Pruitt, Ella
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Description
Interview with Gladstone Elementary School principal Charles Dwight. Dwight recalls his childhood and early education in Kansas City, Kansas, his work teaching in Kansas City, Missouri at the elementary and high school levels and in special education, his work with the Northeast Optimist Club and Kansas City, Kansas's Neighborhood Youth Corps, and his work as a funeral director. He also shares his memories of the community reaction to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his experiences of racism and segregation and thoughts about busing and school integration.
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Digital Object Identifier
MVSC-BAMA-Dwight-Charles
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This oral history recording is presented as a historical document of the recollections and opinions of persons living and/or working in Kansas City when the history was conducted. Minor edits have been made to remove pauses, interruptions and verbal tics, and the recording is otherwise verbatim as it was captured. These oral histories represent the thoughts and opinions of the original participants and do not reflect the views of the Kansas City Public Library or its partner organizations in this oral history project.
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Acknowledgement
This project was funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library.