Code,807009
Subject,carmel whiting
Date,7/6/2006
Interviewer,valerie weaver
Abstract,"In this 2006 interview, Carmel Whiting talks about growing up in Washington D.C. and segregation of the schools and businesses. She married Cleveland native Elmer Whiting and talks about their Shaker Heights residence, segregation, and racism. There is a great deal of discussion about Carl and Louis Stokes throughout the interview including their personal relationship and the Stoke’s legacy. Whiting talks about the impact of the Hough Riots and other topics such as civic education, local history and community involvement."
Special Notes,"elmer whiting, carl and louis stokes, hough riots"
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0,introduction and background
1,"growing up in washington, DC; segregation"
2,segregated schools
3,segregated businesses
4,"DC voting rights: ""the politicians are afraid because we have a lot of educated blacks"
5,"Mrs. Whiting's husband, Elmer Whiting was a cleveland native"
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8,Shaker Heights residence; segregation and racism
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10,"anytime you told my husband you can't do something because you're black, that made him fight more"
11,Elmer Whiting
12,barriers to taking the civil service exam
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14,Carl Stokes mayoral campaign
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16,undue regulations involving accountants and attorneys
17,connection with anti-semitic discrimination
18,[17:40] Elmer Whiting Scholarship Fund at Cleveland State University
19,"[18:30] Carl and Louis Stokes, personal relationship"
20,different personalities
21,Ernst and Young law firm: merger; minority employment policies; racism
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24,"meeting with Louis Stokes in Washington, DC"
25,Hough Riots
26,"police intimidation and violence, ""it was a sad, trying time"", ""[as a school administrator,] I was limited in terms of what I could do [to help]"""
27,"property damage, violence, child-rearing"
28,"Carl and Louis Stokes, legacy"
29,"Mrs. Whiting's ""philosophy"" for achieving racial harmony"
30,"Civil Rights in Washington, DC"
31,importance of voting
32,Carl Stokes electoral victory
33,you couldn't fool Carl. He knew what the [racial] climate was like
34,"all of us were proud, not only in cleveland, but worldwide. It was history in the making"
35,"Case Western Reserve University, race"
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38,"Carl and Louis Stokes, personal relationship"
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41,"educational needs: civic education and local history, community involvement"
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43,"Carl and Louis Stokes, family values"
44,"closing comments, end"
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