Interviewer
Ellen L. Henderson
Files
Abstract
This interview was conducted with Alberta Tucker Grimes (1909-2002) who was an educator and counselor from Greenville, South Carolina. Alberta Grimes started the first Head Start program for the state of South Carolina in Greenville, SC. Her work became the standard and model for similar programs that sprouted throughout the state. In this interview, she discusses her background as an educator, her education in the African American schools during segregation, her teaching career on boards and committees, and her personal life. The interview also includes information about Charles Hall, a famous psychologist in Washington, Jessie Jackson as a student and financing of African American education.
Publication Date
3-17-1981
Unique Identifier
OH 139
Format
1 Cassette; MP3; WAV;
Length
00:21:55
Restrictions
This interview is open for use.
Series
Civil Rights Movement, History 509
Disciplines
Oral History
Recommended Citation
Grimes, Alberta Tucker, "Interview with Alberta Tucker Grimes - OH 139" (1981). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 139.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/109
LC Subject Headings
Southern University and A & M College -- Alumni and alumnae, Columbia University -- Alumni and alumnae, African American educators -- South Carolina, Student counselors -- South Carolina, African Americans -- Education, African Americans -- Education -- Finance, Jackson, Jesse, 1941-
Notes
Additional interview date is May 17, 1983.