Wit, Will, and Walls: The Betty Kilby Fisher Story interviews 

Wit, Will, and Walls: The Betty Kilby Fisher Story interviews 

Creator Paulette Films
Description A short documentary on the story of Betty Kilby Fisher, a 13-year-old who was the plaintiff in the 1958 case to desegregate Warren County, VA Schools. Uncut videotaped interviews used for this film are included in this collection.
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Date from 1958
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Geographic school Warren County, VA
Size 1 documentary
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Repository Paulette Films
Repository address 1305 Hillcrest Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Repository contact name
Repository contact title Paulette Films
Repository contact email paulette@paulettefilms.com
Repository contact phone (703) 597-7766
DoveRegion region7
Subjects o    African American students

o    African Americans–Civil rights

o    Civil rights movements–Virginia

o    School integration

o    Race relations

Types o    Interviews

o    Manuscripts

o    Sound recordings

o    Transcripts

The Shenandoah Valley Oral History Project 

The Shenandoah Valley Oral History Project 

Creator Special Collections JMU History
Description Betty Kilby Fisher moved to the Warren County area as a young girl. She attended a segregated elementary school in Warren County. Upon her graduation from the seventh grade her father filed a case with the NAACP to integrate the Warren County High School.
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Date from 2006
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Geographic school Warren County, VA
Size 3 interviews
Access restrictions yes/no
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Part Of larger collection yes/no
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URL http://www.lib.jmu.edu/special/OralHistory/ListofOralHistoryCollections.aspx
Repository James Madison University Libraries, Special Collections
Repository address Carrier Library Second Floor, Room 207, MSC 1704, James Madison University, 880 Madison Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Repository contact name
Repository contact title James Madison University Libraries. Special Collections
Repository contact email library-special@jmu.edu
Repository contact phone (540) 568-3612
DoveRegion region7
Subjects o    African Americans–Civil rights

o    School integration

o    Shenandoah River Valley (Va. And W. Va.)

Types o    Interviews

o    Manuscripts

o    Sound recordings

o    Transcripts