Interviewer
Dr. George Garrison
Files
Abstract
This interview was conducted by Dr. George Garrison with Marion Joseph Mack, Jr. for his Emmett Scott History Project. Emmett Scott 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 with full integration of Rock Hill South Carolina schools. Mr. Mack is the son of Marion Joseph Mack, Sr. (1920-2006), who was a teacher at Emmett Scott High School from 1950-1970 and then at Northwestern High School from 1970-1981. In this interview Mr. Mack discusses his opinion of his father’s experiences and career in the South Carolina Education system. Mr. Mack details both his father’s and his mother’s challenges and ambitions in their careers as well as his experience growing up in Rock Hill during segregation and the period of integration. He details the cultural and environmental changes and how they effected not only the students but the teachers during the integration period.
Publication Date
7-3-2012
Unique Identifier
OH 686
Format
MP3; WAV;
Length
00:46:42
Disciplines
Law
Recommended Citation
Mack, Marion Joseph Jr. and Emmett Scott High School, "Interview with Marion Joseph Mack, Jr. - OH 686" (2012). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 686.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/573
