Interview with Charles Stroud, February 22, 2023

Collection: Athens Oral History Project

Dublin Core

Subject

African Americans--History

Athens Black History

African American teachers

Middle school teachers

United States--Civil rights

Civil rights demonstrations

Description

Charles Stroud was born in Athens in 1939 to a tight-knit community. Stroud describes many of the neighborhood figures of his childhood as cousins, uncles, or aunts, even if they weren’t related by blood. Stroud was an educator in Macon and Athens for a total of 36 years, teaching social studies and history in middle schools. In this interview, Stroud talks about his experiences with institutionalized racism, the effects of integration, and the education system in Georgia.

Creator

Charles Stroud

William Breeding

Date

2023-02-22

Identifier

rbrl361aohp-085

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Location

Athens, Georgia

Duration

83 minutes

Repository

Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Citation

Charles Stroud and William Breeding, “Interview with Charles Stroud, February 22, 2023,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed April 26, 2024, https://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/RBRL361AOHP/rbrl361aohp-085.