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. She also discusses the controversy over busing and the impact it had on the Black community.
South Boston (Boston, Mass.)--Race relations, Civil rights movements--United States, Batson, Ruth, Race relations--United States, Oral History--United States, Busing for school integration--Massachusetts--Boston, Civil rights--History--20th century, Boston (Mass.)--Social conditions, Busing for school integration--Massachusetts--Boston--Boycotts
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Shearer, Jacqueline, Blackside, Inc.
Publisher:
Blackside, Inc., Washington University in St. Louis