- Collection:
- Civil Rights History Project
- Title:
- Mary Jenkins oral history interview conducted by Will Griffin in Albany, Georgia, 2013-03-09
- Creator:
- Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- Griffin, Willie James, 1974-
Jenkins, Mary F., 1928- - Date of Original:
- 2013-03-09
- Subject:
- Civil rights movements--United States
Albany Movement (Albany, Ga.)
African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Interviews
Civil rights movements--Georgia - People:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, Albany, 31.57851, -84.15574
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews
transcripts
moving images - Type:
- MovingImage
Text - Format:
- image/gif
image/jpeg
image/jp2
image/tiff
text/xml
application/pdf - Description:
- Mary Jenkins describes Albany, Georgia, during her childhood and discusses moments when she encountered racial prejudice. She describes her education in all-black schools, her decision to attend Fisk University, and her longing to become a teacher. Around the time of Brown v. Board of Education, she began teaching in Georgia and witnessed negative reactions of white administrators to the decision. Jenkins describes her decision to join the Albany Movement, and she shares memories of working with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Metadata URL:
- http://www.loc.gov/item/afc2010039_crhp0069/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 5 video files of 5 (Apple ProRes 422 HQ, QuickTime wrapper) (41 min.) : digital, sound, color. 1 transcript (24 pages)
application/x-video
image/jpg - Contributing Institution:
- American Folklife Center
- Rights:
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