Ruth Acty, first African American teacher in the Berkeley Unified School District : oral history transcript

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2016


Descriptive Summary

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

Access

The collection is open for research.

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Copyright is held by the Berkeley Historical Society. Permission to publish should be addressed to the Oral History Committee of the society.

Preferred Citation

Ruth Acty, first African American teacher in the Berkeley Unified School District : oral history transcript. Berkeley Historical Society

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.