Title Work

Title No: 911

Title: Interview with Ruth Batson

Medium: Audio; Documentation; Moving Image

Original Medium: Film; Recorded Sound; Video

Date: 8 Nov  1988 (Created)

Interview with Ruth Batson conducted for Eyes on the Prize II.  Discussion centers on her role within the NAACP to desegregate public schools in Boston.  Other topics include the controversy over busing and the impact it had on the Black community.

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Duration: 37 min 18 sec 

Genres: Interview

Subjects: Busing for school integration--Massachusetts--Boston; Busing for school integration--Massachusetts--Boston--Boycotts; Boston (Mass.)--Social conditions; South Boston (Boston, Mass.)--Race relations

Name As Subjects: Batson, Ruth