Interview with Emily Richardson Ivory - OH 664

Interviewer

Dr. George Garrison

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Abstract

Dr. George Garrison interviews Emily Richardson Ivory (d.2008). Mrs. Ivory was a native of Charlotte, North Carolina and was an elementary school teacher in North and South Carolina. After moving to California, Mrs. Ivory retired in 1991 from the Los Angeles Unified School district with 38 years of service. Mrs. Ivory was a member of numerous civic and social organizations and was the widow of Reverend Cecil A. Ivory (1921-1961). Reverend Ivory was the minister at Hermon Presbyterian Church in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Mrs. Ivory discusses her and her husband’s involvement in the Civil Rights movement. Specifically Mrs. Ivory details Reverend Ivory’s work with the bus boycott and sit-ins that occurred in Rock Hill during the movement. Mrs. Ivory also discusses her life and experiences after Reverend Ivory’s death and her lasting connection to the Rock Hill community and the Emmett Scott High School. Emmett Scott High school was the segregated high school for African-Americans, which was named after Emmett Scott, a former aide to Booker T. Washington and President Woodrow Wilson. The school opened in 1920 and closed in 1970 when full integration was implemented in Rock Hill, SC schools. Interviewer Dr. Garrison was childhood friends with Cecil A Ivory Jr. while both attended Emmett Scott High School. Mrs. Ivory and Dr. Garrison discuss the impact her family had on the local community.

Publication Date

9-21-2003

Unique Identifier

OH 664

Format

MP3;

Length

01:23:11

Disciplines

Law

Interview with Emily Richardson Ivory - OH 664

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