James T, drawing from archival resources, traces the beginnings of African American AA groups in the Cleveland area and in particular the Cleveland North Coast Multi-District. He discovered that it appears to have started with a woman - Ruth H (not the Ruth that typed the manuscript of the Big Book).
Ruth's name shows up in documents in divergent places in association with a wide range of recovery activities.
Short, sweet, solid and well researched, this is a remarkable story and a passionate speaker.
(25 min) (4.3 MB) (id#923)
