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Oral history interview with J.W. Mask, February 15, 1991 interview M-0013, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007). Cover Image E-book

Oral history interview with J.W. Mask, February 15, 1991 interview M-0013, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)

Interview M-0013, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) (other title)
Interview with J.W. Mask, February 15, 1991 (portion title)
Mask, J. W. (interviewee). Wells, Goldie F. (Goldie Frinks) (interviewer). Southern Oral History Program. (Added Author). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project) (Added Author). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. (Added Author).

Summary: J.W. Mask was principal of Monroe Avenue High School before desegregation. In this interview, he answers questions from the interviewer's checklist about the challenges of his position, his management style, and the details of his job. Mask does not talk explicitly about race and education a great deal, but his experiences as an educator in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s were marked by segregation. Among the most difficult challenges he faced was a lack of resources, and he was forced to find ways to fund basic services without help from the county. With help from the PTA and parents, he managed to create a cafeteria in the school's basement; supply the school with books and desks; and form a band and a basketball team. Desegregation brought more resources to the school, but also a new set of challenges, including heightened tensions with a segregationist superintendent. This interview provides a useful look at one black principal's efforts to provide for a school neglected by a racist policy.

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  • Edition: Electronic edition
  • Publisher: [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2007.

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General Note:
Duration: 01:41:30.
Interview participants: J.W. Mask, interviewee; Goldie F. Wells, interviewer.
Text encoded by Jennifer Joyner. Sound recordings digitized by Aaron Smithers.
This electronic edition is part of the UNC-Chapel Hill digital library, Documenting the American South. It is a part of the collection Oral histories of the American South.
Title from menu page (viewed on November 18, 2008).
Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Text (HTML and XML/TEI source file) and audio (MP3); 2 files: ca. 107.4 kilobytes, 185 megabytes.
Original Version Note:
Original version: Southern Oral History Program Collection, (#4007), Series M, Black high school principals, interview M-0013, Manuscripts Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Original transcript: 20 p.
Funding Information Note:
Funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services supported the electronic publication of this interview.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Web browser with Javascript enabled and multimedia player.

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