| Interviewee |
James, Ruth |
| Interview
Date |
November 5, 1982 |
| Collection |
Oral History Collection--Norfolk Women's History |
| Number
of Tapes |
1 |
| Tape
# |
na |
| Play
length |
52 min: 18 sec |
| Tape
condition/# sides? |
good / 2 sides |
| Transcript? |
Yes |
| No.
typed pages |
13 pages |
| Other
attachments |
Biographical information 2 pages |
| Transcript
Location |
Special Collections |
| Subject
1 |
Massive resistance |
| Subject
2 |
Norfolk -- 1950s |
| Subject
3 |
Race relations |
| Subject
4 |
Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation |
| Subject
a |
School desegregation -- Norfolk, Va |
| Subject
b |
|
| Subject
c |
|
Subject
d |
|
| ODU
Service |
1930 - first woman to attend Norfolk Division; 1970s - graduate student in Education |
| Interviewee
Birth/Death |
b. 10/13/1912 (Chesapeake, VA); d. October 7, 1997 (Norfolk, VA) |
| Other
Interviewee Info |
Ruth James was an advocate for school desegregation in the late 1950s when Norfolk closed its public shcools because of massive resistance laws. She and her family were the lead litigants in a law suit that re-opened and desegregated the schools. James was also the first female student enrolled in the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary, now Old Dominion University. See obituary from The Virginian-Pilot. |
| Interview
Summary |
The interview discusses her background and involvement with the school desegregation crisis in Norfolk, Virginia. |
| Interviewer |
Mary Pelham White |
| Interviewer
Info |
Old Dominion University student in History 495/595, Dr. Dorothy Johnson |
| Physical
Location (audio cassette) |
Special Collections |
| CDROM
Location |
Special Collections |
| Number
of CDRoms |
1 |
| Web
location |
http://www.lib.odu.edu/specialcollections/oralhistory/womenhistory/rjamestranscript.html |
| .wav
size |
135 mb |
| .rm
size |
18 mb |
| Copyright
|
The audio and transcripts in this collection are copyright of the Old Dominion University. |
| Permitted
Use |
They may be used for educational and research purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way. |