Christine Tolbert shares the current uses of the Hosanna School since its restoration, and her hopes for the future impact of the school.
Category: Cultural Change
Christine Tolbert – Hosanna School
Christine Tolbert talks about Hosanna School, a small, one-room school house in Darlington where most African American children attended. The school was closed in 1945 and eventually fell into dis-repair. Ms. Tolbert discusses what went into saving and restoring the little school house.
Christine Tolbert – Changing Face of Education
Christine Tolbert muses about what it was like to grow up in a rural area and what her education experience was like. She discusses varying stages of eduction, from the one room school house in Darlington, Hosanna, to Havre de Grace Coloured High, and including Central Consolidated High School.
Agnes Minor: Cultural Changes
Agnes Minor speaks about the cultural changes which she experienced growing up in a very rural area in Harford County. She reflects on lack of electricity and indoor plumbing; and comments on the impact of TV and radio.
Robert L. MacKinnon: Culture of the 1960s
Robert L. MacKinnon talks about the energy of the 1960s, the culture and also shares a story which demonstrates the difference between the two generations.
Interview by Amber Turkin.
Dwain Mullen – Early Life Experiences
Dwain Mullen reflects on his early life experiences, including school and the tragic and accidental death of his father.
Dwain Mullen – Segregated Schools, Growing Up
Dwain Mullen talks about what it was like to grow up with segregated schools, one school for all grades and more.
