Interview with Joyce McGhee 1972-03-24

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Joyce McGhee, wife of the late Chief Calvin McGhee, speaks on her personal history with her husband, their childhood and children, and Chief McGhee’s legal battle for better educational access and an end to busing discrimination against dark-skinned children. These fights resulted in the establishment of the Indian school in Headapadida and access to high school in Atmore. Chief McGhee was also involved in legal action over land rights, which was ongoing at the time of the interview. She speaks on how her husband was made the chief because of his tireless work advocating for his people. He also supported the Lumbee Indians in their legal struggle against the Ku Klux Klan. She reflects on the memory of Chief McGhee as a righteous and well-respected man. The interview concludes with a more detailed discussion of his fight for a better school and equal bus access to the high school.