Oral History with Lance Newman, February 13, 2016

Oral History with Lance Newman, February 13, 2016

Desegregation

Lance Newman was one of the first four students to break the segregation barriers in Arlington Public Schools by attending the previously all-white Stratford Junior High School in 1959. Mr. Newman grew up in the Hall’s Hill neighborhood, a historically African-American community in northern Arlington County. After graduating from Washington-Lee High School, Mr. Newman went on to attend Howard University. He was interviewed for the Arlington Public Library Oral History Program by Judith Knudsen and Joanna Dressel, and his interview is available in its full audio and typed transcript forms. You can also read and listen to excerpts from his oral history, regarding his preparation for his transition to Stratford, the events of the first day, and the experience of living in a tight-knit, though segregated, community.

Lance Newman

Arlington County Library Oral History Program

Arlington County Library Oral History Program

13-Feb-16

Judy Knudsen

Joanna Dressel

This interview is subject to copyright. Unauthorized use of the interviews in the Local History Collections of the Arlington Community Archives is prohibited.

English

Oral History

newmanl20160213

1950s-1980s

Judy Knudsen

Joanna Dressel

Lance Newman

Arlington County, Virginia

Digital Recording

00:51:47

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