Interview with Howard McKinney

This interview was conducted by Dr. George Garrison with Howard McKinney for Dr. Garrison’s project on the History of Emmett Scott High School. Emmett Scott was the segregated high school for African-Americans, which was named after Emmett Scott, a former aide to Booker T. Washington and President Woodrow Wilson. The school opened in 1920 and closed in 1970 when full integration was implemented in Rock Hill, SC schools. Mr. McKinney (b. 1943) was born and raised in Rock Hill, SC. He attended Emmett Scott High School and he discusses his experiences and recollections attending Emmett Scott.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/1597/thumbnail.jp