In this transcript of a December 7, 1988, oral history interview conducted by William Link with Vance H. Chavis, Chavis discusses the role of teachers in the black community, and Dudley High School, and the discrepancy between white and black schools. He describes his involvement in and activities of organizations such as the NAACP, Greensboro Citizens Association, and Greensboro Interracial Commission; voting and politics in the 1950s; segregated buses, theatres, and restaurants; and his personal educational background and experiences in South Carolina.