In this transcript of a May 3, 1989, oral history interview conducted by William Link with Vance H. Chavis, Chavis primarily discusses his experiences as an African-American educator in Greensboro. Specific topics include the effects of school segregation on students and teachers, such as inequalities of funding and salaries; the desegregation of Greensboro schools and its aftermath; and the roles and perspectives of school board members. He also discusses segregation of other public facilities, civil rights activities of students in the 1960s, and the support provided by the adult black and white communities. Other topics include Chavis' tenure on the city council and local issues of interest in the 1980s.
