#267 A Long Walk: A Teacher’s School Integration Legacy

About this episode

The episode features Edna Elaine Glover, a retired schoolteacher who discusses her experiences in integrated schools after segregation.

Edna Elaine Glover is a retired schoolteacher from South Carolina School Districts. Teaching social studies to high school students, her career spanned 30 years. Ms. Glover grew up in the era of segregated schools and the Jim Crow South. She was among the few African American teachers that were hired to teach in integrated schools post segregation. Ms. Glover received a Bachelor of Arts from South Carolina State University and a master’s degree in education from The Citadel in Charleston. She...

People in this episode

Host: Pernessa C. Seele

Guest: Edna Elaine Glover

Topics covered

• education
• integration
• African American history
• teaching legacy
• segregation
• social studies

Keywords

• Edna Elaine Glover
• school integration
• segregated schools
• Jim Crow South
• African American teachers
• education history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: South Carolina School Districts, South Carolina State University, The Citadel

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