Interview with James Patrick "Pat" Hudson '77, 2021 June 14
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Pat Hudson, Davidson College class of 1977. Pat Hudson shares his experience attending Davidson as an African American student in the first co-ed freshman class. Hudson grew up in South Carolina as the Jim Crow Era ended. He describes attending both segregated and predominantly white but integrated schools. While at Davidson College, Hudson lived on campus for all four years and worked as a hall advisor for the Residential Life Office. He describes the BSC, Patterson Court, student union, and nearby universities as places that he and his friends socialized. This interview was conducted as part of the Stories yet to be Told grant.
Dates
- Creation: 2021 June 14
Creator
- Hudson, James Patrick (Class of 1977) (Interviewee, Person)
- Norman, Maurice J. (Class of 2020) (Interviewer, Person)
- Gibbons, Michaela (Class of 2022) (Transcriber, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Use of this interview is governed by the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License per the associated permission form. Review https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ for more information.
Extent
1 Digital (Sound recordings) (MP3)
1 Digital (Moving image) (MP4)
1 Transcripts (Digital) (PDF)
Language
English
Genre / Form
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the College Archives Repository