- Collection:
- The Spelman Independent Scholars Oral History Project
- Title:
- Ms. Haley, Newtown, circa 2009
- Date of Original:
- 2009
- Subject:
- African American women
Oral history
Environmental justice
African Americans--Civil rights - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Newtown, 34.02121, -84.26992 - Medium:
- sound recordings
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- 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.
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. - Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.167:0048_03.mp3
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Spelman Independent Scholars Oral History Project||http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:167
- Contributing Institution:
- Spelman College
- Rights:
-
