Interviewer
Dr. George Garrison
Files
Abstract
This interview with Freddie Barnes was conducted by Dr. George Garrison for his History of Emmett Scott High School project. Emmett Scott High School was the segregated high school for African Americans in the Rock Hill South Carolina School District. It was named for Emmett Scott a former aid to Booker T. Washington and President Woodrow Wilson. The school opened in 1920 and closed in 1970 following the integration of the school system. Mr. Barnes is a member of the Rattlercats, students who started their education at Emmett Scott but moved with the integration to Rock Hill High School. These students still identified with Emmett Scott and attempted to have the alma mater, mascot, and the school colors altered to include tributes to Emmett Scott. To accomplish this the students walked out of school and marched down to the site of the closed Emmett Scott. Mr. Barnes discusses his involvement in the school walk-out and the experiences he had during integration. He details the struggle many students felt to remember the now closed school as well as fit in to their new school. Mr. Barnes’ class of 1970 is the first class to not attend Emmett Scott High School their freshman year.
Publication Date
6-14-2003
Unique Identifier
OH 696
Format
MP3;
Length
00:34:24
Disciplines
Law
Recommended Citation
Barnes, Freddie, "Interview with Freddie Barnes - OH 696" (2003). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 696.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/583
