| Other author/creator | De Laine, B. B., 1937-2012, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Butler, Cheryl, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with B. B. De Laine |
| Portion of title |
B. B. De Laine |
| Abstract |
Educator B.B. De Laine was born on October 1, 1937, in Columbia, South Carolina to Mattie Belton De Laine, a teacher, and Joseph Armstrong De Laine, a minister. As a youth, De Laine witnessed the protests and social tensions that led to the Briggs v. Elliott school desegregation case. De Laine earned his B.A. degree in psychology and economics from Johnson C. Smith University. He taught in schools in Chappaqua, New York, and later became a teacher in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, where he became Director of Driver Education. At Charlotte, he helped implement school desegregation. In 1977, he completed a Sixth Year Certificate from the University of North Carolina. De Laine retired from the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Schools in 1996. He also served on the Board of Directors for the Swann Fellowship. De Laine passed away on June 14, 2012. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer |
Cheryl Butler, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Charlotte, North Carolina 2007 June 21. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2007.183 HistoryMakers |
