Ruth M. Fitts interviewed by Lavaree Jones, Audio and Transcript.

Title: Ruth M. Fitts interviewed by Lavaree Jones, Audio and Transcript.
Date: 1990-05-31
Creator: Ruth M. Fitts See all items with this value
Contributor: Lavaree Jones
Description: Ruth Fitts became a teacher with Head Start in Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1966 after being alerted by her husband to a job opening in an advertisement. She talks about her experiences being a White teacher in the Head Start Program and discusses a number of colleagues she worked with.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Education See all items with this value; Family See all items with this value; Race relations See all items with this value
Location: Tupelo; Lee County; Mississippi; United States
Type: Audio; Textual document
Medium: Audiocassettes - 1/8 inch (standard)
Measurements: 32 min
Format: PDF; MP4
HBCU Identifier: mwchcac.oh.2022.hs.aud40
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0443
Rights: All rights held by the Margaret Walker Center. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, 601-979-3935 Attn: Center Director
Contributing Institution: Jackson State University
Collection: Head Start Oral History Collection See all items with this value
Language: English