Abstract

In this 2025 interview, Bernita Polk Thomas talks about her family’s move from Central to Mt. Pleasant and her life growing up in the neighborhood. She mentions racial changes, her experiences in the public schools, and extracurricular activities she participated in. Thomas Polk ends her interview by emphasizing the importance of understanding the past through history.

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Interviewee

Polk Thomas, Bernita (interviewee)

Interviewer

Carubia, Ava (interviewer)

Project

Union-Miles

Date

3-6-2025

Document Type

Oral History

Duration

69 minutes

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