Dr. Miriam "Mimi" Real

Summary

Mimi Real was born May 31, 1941 in New York City to politically active parents. Her Movement activities began in high school when she organized a local group of high school students to join the Washington, DC Youth March for Integrated Schools in 1958. While a student at Swarthmore College, she was on one of the first Freedom Rider buses in 1961 soon after a previous bus was burned in Montgomery, Alabama. Dr. Real was arrested upon arrival in Jackson Mississippi for "breach of the peace" and sent to the notorious Parchman prison. Dr. Real is a retired history teacher with a college counseling consultancy in Mill Valley, CA. This is part of two Zoom interviews with Dr. Real conducted by students, led by Zion DeBerry, '20, supported by Diego DeLa'O, '20.

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Date: April 28, 2020

Interviewers:

  • Lead: Zion DeBerry, Stuart Hall High School, Class of 2020

  • Support: Diego DeLa’O, Stuart Hall High School, Class of 2020

  • Instructor: Howard Levin, Director of Educational Innovation

Location: Recorded via Zoom teleconferencing system. Mimi Real was at her home in Mill Valley, CA. The interview Team was in their separate homes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area during the “shelter in place” order due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Duration: 59 min

mimi-real-inter-1-for-web-960.mp4

This is the first of 2 interviews with Mimi Real. Students interviewed her one more time in the spring of 2020 (to be posted here in the coming weeks).

The transcript and video can be opened independently to provide user control
Mimi_Real_4-28-20

Date: May 4, 2020

Interviewers:

  • Lead: Zion DeBerry, Stuart Hall High School, Class of 2020

  • Support: Diego DeLa’O, Stuart Hall High School, Class of 2020

  • Instructor: Howard Levin, Director of Educational Innovation

Location: Recorded via Zoom teleconferencing system. Mimi Real was at her home in Mill Valley, CA. The interview Team was in their separate homes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area during the “shelter in place” order due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Duration: 71 min

Mimi_Real_5-4-20.mp4

This is the second of 2 interviews with Mimi Real. Students interviewed her previously on April 28, 2020 (above).

The transcript and video can be opened independently to provide user control
Mimi_Real_5-4-20