In this transcript of a December 5, 1988, oral history interview conducted by William Link with Owen Lewis, Lewis provides insights into the pressures on Greensboro to desegregate the schools and the actions of superintendents and boards to design and implement a desegregation plan. He describes the attitudes of the principals and teachers, some specific problems with school integration, and explains why the plan was unfair to students in certain parts of the city. Lewis also discusses the May, 1969, riot at Dudley High School and NC A&T in detail.