Posted on Feb 25, 2023
She Was One of the First Black Teachers at Her School, but, “There’s no color when you’re...
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Eunice Wiley was brought on as one of the first Black teachers at a predominantly white Florida elementary school in 1970. From the start, it was clear her job would be an uphill battle.
Her room had no supplies. The principal didn’t want her to be there. And her class of 20 white first graders had spent little time around Black people.
But she persevered, starting a career in education that lasted until she retired as a principal in 2005.
Wiley came to StoryCorps in 2017 with her friend and fellow teacher, Martha Bireda, to remember how these experiences came to define her as a teacher.
Her room had no supplies. The principal didn’t want her to be there. And her class of 20 white first graders had spent little time around Black people.
But she persevered, starting a career in education that lasted until she retired as a principal in 2005.
Wiley came to StoryCorps in 2017 with her friend and fellow teacher, Martha Bireda, to remember how these experiences came to define her as a teacher.
She Was One of the First Black Teachers at Her School, but, “There’s no color when you’re...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Excellent share Brother Chip. Back in the day of segregated schools that had to be quite an ordeal for a black woman to teach in a white school.
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