Films & Summaries : Return to Index

Interview with Lane High School Student
(WSLS Television, Roanoke, VA)

In Charlottesville, WSLS reporter asked Linda, a white Lane High School student, about the "rightness or the wrongness" of integration. Although Linda was not completely comfortable with integration, she said she would rather attend an integrated school in her own town than travel to a segregated school. Charlottesville's schools were closed while the School Board revised its plan for integration so Linda was forced to travel 25 miles to a makeshift school established for whites.
About the film
  • Date: February 3, 1959
  • Sound: Yes
  • Duration: 00:44
This film is indexed under the following terms: