- Collection:
- The Spelman Independent Scholars Oral History Project
- Title:
- Ms. Haley, Newtown, circa 2009
- Date of Original:
- 2007/2013
- Subject:
- African American women
Oral history
Environmental justice
African Americans--Civil rights - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Gordon County, New Town, 34.53064, -84.90578
- Medium:
- born digital
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Oral histories of women from Newtown, an African-American neighborhood in Gainesville, Georgia, whose Florist Club members became vocal leaders for civil rights and community improvement.
Ms. Haley recalls her childhood and living in Jim Crow south. She talks about her feelings concerning segregation noting that there are problems that still exist. Her thoughts on various historical events like the Montgomery Bus Boycott are addressed as well. She is prompted by the students to reflect on the younger generation and the interview ends with Hailey offering some closing statements regarding Newtown. - Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.167:0048_03.mp3
- Rights Holder:
- Spelman College
- Additional Rights Information:
- All works in this collection either are protected by copyright and/or are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact the Archives Research Center at: archives@auctr.edu with the web URL or handle identification number.
- Extent:
- 01:02:37
- Original Collection:
- The Spelman Independent Scholars Oral History Project
- Contributing Institution:
- Spelman College
- Rights:
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