| Title: |
Ruth James
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Old Dominion University. Perry Library. Special Collections
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| Collection: |
Norfolk Women's History
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| Description: |
Interview with Ruth James regarding Norfolk's bout with massive resistance in 1958. Lead litigant in the court cases initiated to reopen the closed schools. Recounts the experiences and prejudices encountered during this effort. Conducted November 5, 1982.
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| URL: |
http://www.lib.odu.edu/special/oralhistory/womenhistory/rjamestranscript.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1982 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
James, Ruth, 1912-
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
13-Oct-1912
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Chesapeake, VA; Virginia; United States; North America
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| Age at speaking: |
70
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| Document date: |
05-Nov-1982
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| Interviewer: |
White, Mary Pelham
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| Organizations discussed: |
Girl Scouts of the United States of America; Methodist Episcopal Church
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| Locations discussed: |
Norfolk, VA; North America; United States; Virginia
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Community organization; Girl Scouts of the United States of America; Methodist Episcopal Church; Norfolk, VA; North America; Oral history; United States; Virginia; Women--History; Women--Norfolk (Va.)
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0024641-26323
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