Owen Cardwell's guest appearances

Owen Cardwell

Lynchburg Neighborhood

The Resilience Breakthrough Podcast

Teachers in the Movement Podcast

Darrell Scott

James Wright

Dan Harrison

Edward Newton

Jeremy White

Judith Anderson

Kim Payne

Magdalena Yesil

Daryl Calfee

Hasan Davis

Judy Brooks

Anne Spencer

Amen Rahh

Audrey Williams

Rodney Ferguson

OwlTail

Dr. Owen Cardwell had a winding path to becoming an educator. These days he’s a Professor at the University of Lynchburg. On his way there, he was one of the first Black students to desegregate E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, he participated in and led many civil rights demonstrations, served in the military, and served over fifty years as a Baptist preacher. He talks about those experiences and the importance of strength-based learning and individualized education.  Our theme music is Summer Night by Vanilla. You can find their music at vanillabeats.bandcamp.com All other music is from Blue Dot Sessions.

Dr. Owen Cardwell had a winding path to becoming an educator. These days he’s a Professor at the University of Lynchburg. On his way there, he was one of the first Black students to desegregate E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, he participated in and led many civil rights demonstrations, served in the military, and served over fifty years as a Baptist preacher. He talks about those experiences and the importance of strength-based learning and individualized education.  Our theme music is Summer Night by Vanilla. You can find their music at <a href="http://vanillabeats.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">vanillabeats.bandcamp.com</a>  All other music is from Blue Dot Sessions.

Dr. Owen Cardwell Desegregated E.C. Glass High School in 1962

On Jan. 29, 1962, Cardwell, now a professor at the University of Lynchburg, and Lynda Woodruff became the first black students to attend Glass. At that time, Glass had been an all-white school, and black students had attended Dunbar High School. It had snowed all day long the day before that historic Monday, Cardwell recalled, but school had not been canceled. That day, Cardwell said, the doors of Glass that had been closed to black students were opened, but only a crack. “Don’t think for a moment, however, that the crack was easy to enter,” Cardwell said. “Nor that those who guarded the door made the passage smooth.” He was suspended from Glass during his senior year for leading a student walkout. Cardwell was one of four black students in his graduating class of about 650. Cardwell said school segregation and inferior educational opportunities harmed black students even decades after the landmark 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education case was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

On Jan. 29, 1962, Cardwell, now a professor at the University of Lynchburg, and Lynda Woodruff became the first black students to attend Glass. At that time, Glass had been an all-white school, and black students had attended Dunbar High School. It had snowed all day long the day before that historic Monday, Cardwell recalled, but school had not been canceled. That day, Cardwell said, the doors of Glass that had been closed to black students were opened, but only a crack. “Don’t think for a moment, however, that the crack was easy to enter,” Cardwell said. “Nor that those who guarded the door made the passage smooth.” He was suspended from Glass during his senior year for leading a student walkout. Cardwell was one of four black students in his graduating class of about 650. Cardwell said school segregation and inferior educational opportunities harmed black students even decades after the landmark 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education case was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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In January 1962, Owen Cardwell, Jr. and Lynda Woodruff desegregated E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Owen Cardwell, Jr. is a pastor, a Civil Rights advocate, and the Rosel Schewel Distinguished Chair in Education and Director of the Center for Education and Leadership at the University of Lynchburg.  In our conversation, Dr. Cardwell and I discuss his work and ministry, the impact and influence that Dr. Virgil Wood and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had on his life, the desegregation of E.C. Glass High School, and Lynchburg in the 1960s. If you enjoyed this episode, want to connect, or have a good story to share, reach out to me on LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram @billyhansenmai. Billy Hansen is a commercial real estate broker, appraiser, writer, and teacher living in Lynchburg, Virginia.Thank you for listening to the Lynchburg Neighborhood podcast. If you enjoy listening to this podcast, please leave a review and share with friends. Visit us at the Lynchburg Neighborhood PodcastMusic by: Ryan Andersen. Song: Coming Home. Ryan Andersen is an American composer and producer currently making music in Paris, France. Visit him here.

In January 1962, Owen Cardwell, Jr. and Lynda Woodruff desegregated E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Owen Cardwell, Jr. is a pastor, a Civil Rights advocate, and the Rosel Schewel Distinguished Chair in Education and Director of the Center for Education and Leadership at the University of Lynchburg.  In our conversation, Dr. Cardwell and I discuss his work and ministry, the impact and influence that Dr. Virgil Wood and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had on his life, the desegregation of E.C. Glass High School, and Lynchburg in the 1960s. If you enjoyed this episode, want to connect, or have a good story to share, reach out to me on LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram @billyhansenmai. Billy Hansen is a commercial real estate broker, appraiser, writer, and teacher living in Lynchburg, Virginia.Thank you for listening to the Lynchburg Neighborhood podcast. If you enjoy listening to this podcast, please leave a review and share with friends. Visit us at the <a href="http://lynchburgneighborhood.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lynchburg Neighborhood Podcast</a>Music by: Ryan Andersen. Song: Coming Home. Ryan Andersen is an American composer and producer currently making music in Paris, France. Visit him <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Andersen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Episode 13: Dr. Owen Cardwell, Jr.