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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with John and Betty Rhodes, 1996, 2006 March
Item
Identifier: MHM2005-027-043-1
Abstract
This oral history interview was conducted simultaneously on videotape as raw footage. Selections were made for the video presentation.
Dates:
1996; Digitization: 2006 March
Oral history interview with Ms. Veora Johnson, 2001 April 19, 2006 March
Item
Identifier: MSAoh-j638a-V01
Abstract
Johnson details her education in Texas and tells of her move to Mesa, Arizona, to teach public school. She discusses the history of the Mesa school system during segregation and after. She describes when the schools were integrated and what it was like being the first African American teacher at the Irving School. Johnson also gives some history of the Washington area and talks about race relations in Mesa.
Dates:
2001 April 19; Digitization: 2006 March
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- African American women school principals -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1
- African American women teachers -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1
- African Americans -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1
- Civic leaders -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1
- History 1
- Legislators -- United States -- Interviews 1
- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History -- 20th century 1
- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Race relations 1
- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century 1
- Phoenix (Submarine) -- History 1
- Public schools -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History 1
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989 1
- Women civic leaders -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- Interviews 1 + ∧ less
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