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A Conversation With Ginger Rutland: Integration In Sacramento During The 1950s

Tuesday, August 18, 2015 | Sacramento, CA | Permalink

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In our conversation Monday with former Sacramento Bee writer, Ginger Rutland, we talked about her late Mother’s memories of coming to Sacramento in the 1950’s. She had moved her family from segregated to Sacramento, which she called "integrated." That’s the focus of our follow-up conversation today. Was Sacramento integrated then?