Harriet Hawkins-Livingston Oral History Interview

Interviewee

Harriet Hawkins-Livingston

Files

Interviewer

Ron Matus

Publication Date

Spring 2024

Date

2025-01-11

Abstract

Harriet Hawkins-Livingston reflects on her education at the Rosenwald School in Okahumpka, Florida, where dedicated teachers and a supportive community prioritized student success. She credits the school's nurturing environment with fostering academic achievement and contrasts it with integrated schools, which she viewed as less committed to excellence.

Harriet Hawkins-Livingston

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Rosenwald Schools, segregation in education, community life, African American teachers, school integration, African American communities, educational resources, academic achievement, African American schools history

Extent

01:01:13; 32-page transcript

Subject: geographic

Okahumpka (Fla.), Lake County (Fla.)

Language

English

Media Type

Oral history

Format

Digital only

Identifier

rosenwald-livingston-hawkins-harriet

Recommended Citation

Hawkins-Livingston, Harriet, "Harriet Hawkins-Livingston Oral History Interview" (2024). Florida Rosenwald Schools Oral History Project. 4.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/rosenwald_ohp/4