Ruth Acty, first African American teacher in the Berkeley Unified School District : oral history transcript
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Title: Ruth Acty, first African American teacher in the Berkeley Unified School District : oral history transcript
Dates: 2001
Collection Number: OH--Acty
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1 v. (xii, 122 l. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.
Repository:
Berkeley Historical Society
Berkeley, California 94704
Abstract: Interview on her life and career, conducted by Therese Pipe, with the assistance of Jerri Lange, Feb. and Nov., 1993, and
Dec. 1994.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for research.
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Ruth Acty, first African American teacher in the Berkeley Unified School District : oral history transcript. Berkeley Historical
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Scope and Content of Collection
Acty discusses her life in the Bay Area and career in Berkeley, as an elementary, middle, and adult school teacher and as
teacher of English as a second language; desegregation in Berkeley schools; experiences with racism in Berkeley. Longtime
friend Jerri Lange is also interviewed about her recollections of Acty and experiences of racism in Berkeley schools.