Interviewer
Dr. George Garrison
Files
Abstract
This interview was conducted by Dr. George Garrison with Phyllis Thompson Hyatt, and Elsie White Springs for his history project on Emmett Scott High School. The school was the segregated high school for African Americans in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was named for Emmett Scott, a former aid to Booker T. Washington and President Woodrow Wilson. Emmett Scott High School was opened in 1920 and later closed in 1970 with the full integration of the Rock Hill School District. Mrs. Hyatt and Mrs. Springs are alumni of Emmett Scott High School and graduated in 1960. They also attended Friendship College and were part of the sit-in movement in Rock Hill. They discuss their experiences at Emmett Scott and Rock Hill as a whole. They detail their experiences during the sit-ins as well as the surrounding circumstances that lead to the movement. Mrs. Springs and Mrs. Hyatt were protesting along with the Friendship Nine and discuss the events that led to the Nine going to jail.
Publication Date
7-24-2003
Unique Identifier
OH 666
Format
MP3; WAV;
Length
00:48:09
Disciplines
Law
Recommended Citation
Hyatt, Phyllis Thompson; Springs, Elsie White; Emmett Scott High School; Civil Rights; and Friendship College, "Interview with Phyllis Thompson Hyatt and Elsie White Springs - OH 666" (2003). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 666.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/552
