Remembering Desegregation
Oral History Interview Questions

Reprinted from the OAH Magazine of History
15 (Winter 2001). ISSN 0882-228X
Copyright (c) 2001, Organization of American Historians

Address:

Telephone Number:

Birthday: City of Birth:

Race/Ethnicity:

Mother's Name:

Father's Name:

Name of Spouse:

Name of children:

1. Where did you go to school?

2. Was your school segregated? Do you remember ever being separated or segregated at your school because of your family heritage?

3. What is your favorite memory of school?

4. What is your worst memory of school?

5. What was the racial/ethnic background of the students at your school?

6. Were there other schools in your town? Who went to those other schools?

7. Do you remember any teachers or principals? Can you tell me about them?

8. Did any of your relatives (siblings/cousins) go to school with you?

9. Did your parents go to school?

10. Did your parents or grandparents experience segregation at school or any other place? What did they tell you about their experience?

Interviewer:

Date: