DARE Interview: Washington, District of Columbia; Primary Informant DC003
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Informant Data:DC003: Black; female; age: 74 (old); education: college; community type: urbanDC003A: male; community type: urbanMedia Files:Arthur the Rat. Speaker: DC003 (4:42) [Muffled, tinny, distorted]Full Interview 1 (Tape 0221-S1). [Additional speakers: DC003A (husband of DC003)]Content:00:30 Fieldworker and Informant thank each other for their efforts05:25 Auxiliary Informant's work with automobiles in their early days13:15 Educational changes in recent years in Washington, D.C. due to segregation and tracking26:00 The Washington job scene and the difficulty in accommodating new arrivals32:23 Tape endFull Interview 2 (Tape 0221-S2).00:10 The trouble with schools in Washington, D.C.—underfunding, ineffective school boards, negligent Congress, the absence of home rule, the problems associated with segregation23:40 Arthur the Rat29:37 Tape end
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