Interview with Phyllis Seabolt, Part 2
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Interviewers
Chandler Smith
Description
Part 2 of two part interview with Phyllis Seabolt recorded on February 15, 2013. Seabolt is interviewed by Kalamazoo College student Chandler Smith as a part of SHARE's (formerly known as the Southwest Michigan Black Heritage Society) Baldwin Archive Engaging the Wisdom Project with Kalamazoo College. During the interview Seabolt discusses the following topics:
- Experiences with discrimination as a child in Dowagiac, MI and as an adult in Kalamazoo, MI;
- The ways in which her parents (with a focus on her mother) fought for equal access for their children;
- Working as “domestic help” for a family off campus in exchange for room and board during her college years at Western Michigan University;
- The initial breakthrough of being able to teach home economics in the Kalamazoo Public Schools;
- Experiences as both a student and teacher in the public school system and at Western Michigan University;
- Observations of racial imbalances and desegregation in the public schools;
- Protests in Kalamazoo, MI;
- Life in Chicago as a young mother.
Additional files include full transcription and abstract (includes content timestamps).
Date of Interview
2-15-2013
Location of Interview
Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI
Series
Engaging the Wisdom
Keywords
Oral History, Kalamazoo Michigan, African American History, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Public Schools
Disciplines
African American Studies | Education | Oral History | Public History | Race and Ethnicity | Social History | Social Justice | Women's Studies
Language
ENG
Document Type
Book
Recommended Citation
Seabolt, Phyllis, "Interview with Phyllis Seabolt, Part 2" (2013). Engaging the Wisdom. 21.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/engaging-the-wisdom/21
Length of video
55:53
Length of video log
17 pages
Rights Statement
Notes
The Society for History and Racial Equity’s oral history archive is made possible through Western Michigan University’s Presidential Innovation Professorship program. All collection materials and copyright are owned by SHARE; Western Michigan University Libraries provide stewardship and digital access. Content is for educational purposes only and non-reproducible. If cited or linked, please do so through ScholarWorks with appropriate attribution. Please direct any questions to scholarworks@wmich.edu.
The Engaging the Wisdom project was made possible by Ms. Donna Odom (retired SHARE Executive Director), Dr. Bruce Mills (Kalamazoo College History Department) and Kalamazoo College students.