Oral History Interview with Staton, Yvonne R.

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Title: Oral History Interview with Staton, Yvonne R.

Creator: Staton, Yvonne R.

Contributor: Vay, Robert (George Mason University)

Date: 2012-05-19

Dates Covered: 1961

Description: Yvonne R. Staton grew up in Green Valley (South Arlington), Virginia and lived in Arlington, Virginia during the years of school desegregation. She attended Hoffman-Boston Junior and Senior High Schools 7th-12th Grades. These schools integrated in 1965, although the announcement of integration was Nov 22, 1963. Yvonne R. Staton is interviewed about her experience with school desegregation in Arlington, Virginia. The interview took place in Alexandria, Virginia.

Subject: Staton, Yvonne R.

Subject: Segregation in education--Virginia--Arlington

Subject: School integration--Virginia--Arlington

Subject: Arlington (Va.)--Race relations

Subject: African American high school students--Virginia--Arlington

Subject: School integration--Massive resistance movement--Virginia--Arlington

Coverage: Green Valley, Virginia; South Arlington, Virginia; Arlington, Virginia

Collection: Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Oral History Collection

Publisher: Old Dominion University Libraries

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Oral History Interview with Yvonne R. Staton – Audio

Yvonne R. Staton grew up in Green Valley (South Arlington), Virginia and lived in Arlington, Virginia during the years of school desegregation. She attended Hoffman-Boston Junior and Senior High Schools 7th-12th Grades. These schools integrated in 1965, although the announcement of integration was Nov 22, 1963. Yvonne R. Staton is interviewed about her experience with school desegregation in Arlington, Virginia. The interview took place in Alexandria, Virginia.

2012-05-19

Oral History Interview with Yvonne R. Staton – Transcript

2012-05-19