- Collection:
- They Endure: A Chronicle of Courage Oral History Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Dr. Mabel Sherman
- Creator:
- Hall, Robert
- Contributor to Resource:
- Sherman, Mabel
- Publisher:
- Roddenbery Memorial Library
- Date of Original:
- 1982-08-24
- Subject:
- African Americans--Education
Segregation
Lynching
Teachers
School principals
Discrimination - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Grady County, Cairo, 30.87751, -84.20214
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/wav
- Description:
- During an oral history interview on August 24,1982, Dr. Mabel Sherman describes her experiences as an educator within the Cairo community. She discusses themes of voter suppression, segregation, and political leadership in Grady County. Sherman discusses examples of violence against Black people including the 1946 Moore's Ford Lynching in Monroe, Georgia. She also discusses school inequalities during segregation such as teacher salaries and supply access. Funding for digitization provided by the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, using Library Services and Technology Act funding through the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:zhj_tecc_rml-ohp-034
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:zhj_tecc_rml-ohp-034
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- [Interviewee's name] ([date of the interview]). Interview by Frank Roebuck/Robert Hall. They Endure: A Chronicle of Courage, Roddenbery Memorial Library, Cairo, GA.
- Extent:
- 39:26:00
- Original Collection:
- They Endure: A Chronicle of Courage Oral History Project
- Holding Institution:
- Roddenbery Memorial Library
- Rights:
-
