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Oral History Interview with Robert Winston, January 26, 1991. Interview M-0030. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)

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Desegregation diminished the power of black principals

Winston believes that desegregation diminished the power of black principals. He does not explain why.

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Interviewers	Goldie F. Wells
	Goldie F. Wells
Interviewees	Robert Winston
Excerpt Length	0:00:49
Start Time	00:24:30
Stop Time	00:25:19
Subjects	Race and Civil Rights > RACE AND EDUCATION K-12 > Teachers and Administrators Race and Civil Rights > DESEGREGATION COSTS > Job or Status Loss

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Oral History Interview with Robert Winston, January 26, 1991. Interview M-0030. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) in the Southern Oral History Program Collection, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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GOLDIE F. WELLS:: How did the desegregation of schools affect your role as a principal?
ROBERT WINSTON:: Well, I was a teacher at the time that desegregation occurred. From my observation as a teacher, I think that desegregation really took a lot of the power control away from principals. I remember when I taught in some segregated situations at least I perceived the principal to have tremendous power. I don't think that that is the case anymore especially for a black principal. That is not the case.