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The collection comprises five oral history interviews conducted in 2024 by Margaret M. Mulrooney, professor of history at James Madison University and a scholar of U.S. social and cultural history, along with corresponding transcripts. The interviews document the experiences of African American individuals who attended and desegregated Madison College in the late 1960s and early 1970s, a period of significant institutional change. The project was undertaken to examine the transformation of Madison College from a small, segregated women's college into a desegregated, coeducational, comprehensive university now known as James Madison University. Through firsthand accounts, interviewees describe campus life and the social, cultural, and institutional shifts associated with desegregation and coeducation, as well as the broader societal changes during this period. As an oral history project, the collection documents perspectives and experiences that may not otherwise be captured or preserved. The interviews serve as primary source documentation of this transitional era and contribute to a fuller understanding of the university's history.