Oral History Interview: Virginia Harris

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Mrs. Virginia Harris was an African American woman who lived in West Virginia. She discusses: racism and discrimination she faced; segregation in schools (including Barnett Elementary and Douglass High School); the Civil Rights Movement; World War II; the Vietnam War; her family; the Antioch Baptist Church; her Appalachian identity; and other topics.https://mds.marshall.edu/oral_history/1475/thumbnail.jp