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Interview with Vivian Carter Mason About School Integration in Arlington and Norfolk
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Vivian Carter Mason, a founder of the Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation in
1945 and a vocal opponent of school closings in Norfolk, considered "integrated schools
are a real possibility" in Virginia and in the South, and saw an "enormous resevoir of
good will and good intentions" as Norfolk desegregated. Carter escorted Betty Jean Reid
to Granby High School in 1959. When asked how she and the students were received by
school administrators, Mrs. Mason replied that the group was received with a "quiet
welcome." She saw "no tension" and "no antagonism." Carter's calm demeanor and careful
optimism in this interview suggested that integration was not only likely but an
uplifting and citizenly experience for black and white.
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