The HistoryMakers video oral history with Kathleen Crosby.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 22 min., 56 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2002.216 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Crosby, Kat, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Kathleen Crosby |
| Portion of title | Kathleen Crosby |
| Abstract | Educator Kathleen "Kat" Crosby was born in 1925 in Winnsboro, South Carolina. She received her B.A. degree from Johnson C. Smith University in 1946, and her M.A. degree from Bank Street College in New York City in 1970. In 1946, Crosby began teaching in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District. From 1967 to 1970, she worked as an in-service specialist for early childhood education. She served as principal of Billingsville Elementary School from 1970-1976. A 1976 CBS NEWS documentary highlighted her outstanding leadership in dealing with school desegregation and busing issues. She was promoted to assistant superintendent in 1976 and retired as superintendent in 1986. Crosby also served on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Charter Commission. In 1974, she was awarded the B'nai B'rith Women's Human Relations Award and was inducted into the NAACP's Hall of Fame in 1975. She was also named WBT Radio's Woman of the Year. Crosby passed away on November 13, 2012 at age 87. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Charlotte, North Carolina 2002 December 4. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2002.216 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |