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Informant Data:FL052: Black; male; age: 28 (young); education: college; community type: villageMedia Files:Full Interview (Tape 0288-S1).[Transcription available]Content:00:15 Integration of local school system, reactions of both races. Incident where a Black girl was suspended for supposedly cutting a White girl's hair. No real evidence, either05:45 Reactions to above incident, long speeches and bad blood. No Black principals in system09:30 One pre-integration Black principal reduced to a truant officer. Problems with mismanagement of Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO)14:10 Staff of OEO, good secretaries and teachers but lazy, unprofessional administrators18:30 Informant likes music, goes to bars a lot to hear bands. Met Otis Redding once in Miami22:30 Majored in political science in college, likes Kennedy, Humphrey, Johnson. Stories of teacher who had very abusive/joking style27:00 What above teacher used to say. Had fun in college, had to get used to weather and terrain—could get around without a cane despite his blindness31:20 Tape end

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