Carrie Mae: An American Life
Carrie Mae Sharpless Newkirk was one of fifteen children in a sharecropping family. She attended the Chinquapin Colored School and dreamed of becoming a teacher. Carrie Mae taught in Pender County's segregated schools, then in 1966 she became one of the first African American teachers to integrate a white faculty. Her life reflects the major shifts in southern education after the 1920s.Carrie Mae Sharpless Newkirk was one of fifteen children in a sharecropping family. She attended the Chinquapin Colored School and dreamed of becoming a teacher. Carrie Mae taught in Pender County's segregated schools, then in... Read more
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Watch "Carrie Mae: An American Life" on Amazon released in 2015. It's a kids and documentary movie, and is currently only available for purchase or rent.
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