It’s just me…the integration of the Arlington Public Schools

It’s just me…the integration of the Arlington Public Schools 

Creator Arlington (VA) Educational Television
Description This collection includes the raw interview footage for the documentary film “It’s Just Me…The Integration of the Arlington Public Schools.” Whites and blacks on both sides of the aisle were interviewed.
Call number
Date from 1950s
Date to
Geographic school Arlington, VA
Size 12 videotapes; digital video recordings; photographs; manuscripts
Access restrictions yes/no
Access restrictions
Part Of larger collection yes/no
Larger collection title
URL http://library.arlingtonva.us/2011/08/18/when-arlington-did-the-right-thing/
Repository Arlington (VA) Educational Television
Repository address 816 South Walter Reed Drive, Arlington, VA 22204
Repository contact name
Repository contact title Arlington (VA) Educational Television
Repository contact email jstuhldr@arlington.k12.va.us
Repository contact phone (703) 228-5757
DoveRegion region6
Subjects o    African American students

o    African Americans–Civil rights

o    Civil rights movements–Virginia

o    School integration–Massive resistance movement

o    School integration

o    Race relations

Types o    Interviews

o    Video recordings

School photographs of African American school buildings, schoolteachers, administrators, and students.

School photographs of African American school buildings, schoolteachers, administrators, and students.

Creator Unknown
Description Schools photographs of African American school buildings, schoolteachers, administrators, and students. Also includes some sports teams. Includes the following schools: John Adams; Charles Houston; Cora Kelly; Hallowell; Jefferson-Houston Elementary; Mount Vernon Elementary; Mount Vernon High; Parker-Gray Middle; Parker-Gray High; Snowden; T.C. Williams High. These photos may contain photos of school life before desegregation.
Call number
Date from 1920
Date to 1990
Geographic school Alexandria, VA
Size 34 photographs
Access restrictions yes/no no
Access restrictions
Part Of larger collection yes/no yes
Larger collection title
URL http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/apl/vaallhs00010.frame
Repository Alexandria Library, Special Collections/Local History
Repository address 717 Queen Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-2420
Repository contact name George Combs
Repository contact title Local History/Special Collections-Branch Manager
Repository contact email lhsc@alexandria.lib.va.us
Repository contact phone (703) 746-1706
DoveRegion region6
Subjects o    African American students

o    High school students

o    Middle school students

o    Public schools

o    Race relations

o    School children

o    Segregation in education

Types Photographs