Oral History Interview with Carol Pratt

Material Information

Subjects / Keywords:: Pratt, Carol -- Interviews
Pratt, Carol -- Childhood and youth
Bahamas -- Harbour Island
Florida -- Carver Ranches
Elementary schools -- Florida -- Broward County
Attucks High School -- Florida -- Hollywood
African American teachers -- Florida -- Broward County
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University -- Alumni and alumnae
Nova University -- Alumni and alumnae
Genre:: Interview
Spatial Coverage:: United States -- Florida -- Ft. Lauderdale
Coordinates:: 26.1288434638441 x -80.177418476336

Abstract:: Emmanuel George interviews Carol Pratt on March 8, 2024 at the African American Research Library and Cultural Center. Carol Pratt was born on November 1, 1949 in Miami, Florida. Mrs. Pratt describes her ancestral background and how her parents and family emigrated from Harbor Island, Bahamas to different parts of South Florida such as Coconut Grove, Key West, and Miami. Carol recalls her childhood in Carver Ranches and attending Attucks High School. She graduated from Attucks High School in 1967. Carol attended Florida Agricultural Mechanical University to become a nurse; however, she changed her major to become a teacher. She transferred to Nova University (now Nova Southeastern University) where she graduated with a degree in Elementary and Primary Education. Carol recounts her first job with Head Start in 1972. She retired from the organization in 2006.
Funding:: This content is part of a Mellon Foundation-funded project coordinated by the Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab (WPHL) at FIU and eight community partner institutions titled "Community Data Curation: Preserving, Creating, and Narrating Everyday Stories."

Aggregations:: Community Data Curation - Preserving, Creating, and Narrating Everyday Stories
African American Research Library and Cultural Center