In this transcript of a September 28, 1989, interview conducted by Kathleen Hoke with Angeline and S. C. Smith, Ms. Smith reads a speech she presented at the Greensboro Historical Museum concerning her experiences with and struggles against segregation in Greensboro from the 1940s through the 1960s. The Smiths describe their experiences at NC A&T and their respective careers in education, especially Angeline's treatment after Greensboro school desegregation. The Smiths recall the demonstrations of the 1960s, especially responses to the mass incarceration of demonstrators at the polio hospital in 1963. Other topics include the history of the YMCA, coliseum, and Dudley High School, changes in education since the Brown decision, and reactions to Civilities and Civil Rights.
