Item Details

creator

Beverly, Parker

Hopkins, Beth

date

2022-09-13T16:39:19Z

2022-09-13T16:39:19Z

2021-11-22

2022-09-13 (issued)

description

Dr. Beth Norbrey Hopkins graduated from Wake Forest in 1973 with a degree in History with a concentration in Asian History. She entered the University in 1969 and was set on attending law school following her graduation. When she arrived on campus, Hopkins was one of fewer than 20 Black students enrolled at the undergraduate level. In this interview, she recalls her first impressions of the Wake Forest community and their response to Black students on campus. Throughout her time, Hopkins became involved in a number of activities including Student Government. She was also the first Black homecoming queen at the University. This interview sheds light on the racial composition of Wake Forest at the time and describes the perspectives of students, faculty, and staff toward integration. After graduating from Wake Forest, she attended William & Mary Law School and went on to serve as an Assistant United States Attorney in Virginia and Louisiana as well as practice in a private firm. In 1985, Dr. Hopkins began teaching at Wake Forest University's School of Law, organizing the Pro Bono Project during her thirty-year tenure.

format

video/mp4

33:10 minutes

oral histories (document genres)

Permalink

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/101228

language

English

relation

Special Collections and Archives

Z. Smith Reynolds Library

Wake Forest University

History of Wake Forest University Oral histories (RG53.1.2 )

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subject

Expanded Wake Voices

Women's history

Pro Bono Project

Inclusive Student Life Collection

Wake Forest University--Alumni

Wake Forest University--Faculty

Hopkins, Beth--Interviews

Black alumni

Law schools

African American women college students

African Americans--History

College student government

title

Hopkins, Beth (Video Interview)

type

Moving Image