Interviewer
Cynthia Wilson
Abstract
In her interview with Cynthia Wilson January 22, 1979, Cynthia Roddey shares her experiences at Winthrop from 1964-1967 as the first African American student admitted to Winthrop College. Roddey details the process of applying to Winthrop, the reaction she received from the Winthrop and Rock Hill community, and her participation in student life. Roddey includes her insight on race relations today and her hopes for the future. This interview was conducted for an article for The Johnsonian, which is the student newspaper for Winthrop University.
Publication Date
1-22-1979
Unique Identifier
OH 062
Format
Cassette; WAV; MP3
Length
00:09:27
Restrictions
This interview is open for use.
Series
Alumni, Civil Rights Movement, History 509, Integration
Disciplines
Oral History
Keywords
Integration, Segregation, Desegregation, Civil Rights Movement, Racism, Teaching, Arnetta Gladden Mackey, MAT, NAACP, American Dream, Politics, Family, XI Delta chapter of Sigma Beta Sorority
Recommended Citation
Roddey, Cynthia Plair and Integration, "Interview with Cynthia Plair Roddey - OH 62" (1979). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 062.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/166
LC Subject Headings
Roddey, Cynthia P. (Cynthia Plair)--Interviews; Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women--Alumni and alumnae; Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women--Students--History; African American college students--South Carolina--Rock Hill--History--20th century; African American college students--South Carolina--Rock Hill--Social life and customs; College students--South Carolina--Rock Hill--Social life and customs; African Americans--South Carolina--Rock Hill--Social conditions--1964-1975; College integration--South Carolina--Rock Hill--History--20th century
