Ruth M. Fitts interviewed by Lavaree Jones, Audio/Transcript.
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Title
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Ruth M. Fitts interviewed by Lavaree Jones, Audio/Transcript.
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Date
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1990-05-31
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Creator
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Ruth M. Fitts
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Contributor
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Lavaree Jones
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Description
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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.
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Primary Subject
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1900-1999
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Education
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Family
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Race relations
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Location
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Tupelo
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Lee County
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Mississippi
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United States
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Type
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Audio
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Medium
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Audiocassettes - 1/8 inch (standard)
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Measurements
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32 min
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Format
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MP3
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HBCU Identifier
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mwchcac.oh.2022.hs.aud40
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.JSU.0443
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Rights
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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
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Contributing Institution
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Jackson State University
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Source
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Head Start Oral History Collection