Legacies Project Oral History: Benita Kaimowitz
Benita Kaimowitz was born in 1935 and grew up in Pascagoula, Mississippi, where her father ran a general store. When she was 11, her family moved to Nashville, Tennessee. After graduating from college at the University of Hawaii, she got her master’s at Sarah Lawrence College. Kaimowitz helped register voters in Louisiana as a volunteer for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). She was a teacher and a longtime employee of Borders Bookstore in Ann Arbor. She and her first husband Gabe lived in a collective house for over two decades.
Benita Kaimowitz was interviewed by students from Skyline High School in Ann Arbor as part of the Legacies Project.
Bias Suit Wrangling Begins
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1977
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Bias Suit Injunction Denied
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1977
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Reading Plan Being Devised: Bias Suit Accord Closer
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17
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January
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1978
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Bias Suit Issues Are Narrowed
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January
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1979
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Black English Trial Begins
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June
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1979
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Court Hears About Black Speech Case
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June
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1979
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Experts Split on "Black English"
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1979
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Teachers: Extra Aid Unneeded
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1979
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Schools Praised In Language Trial
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1979
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