- Collection:
- Oral History
- Title:
- Oral history with Mrs. Sarah H. Johnson
- Creator:
- Healy, Thomas J
Johnson, Sarah H., 1938- - Publisher:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage.
- Date of Original:
- 1978
- Subject:
- African American women
Civil rights - People:
- Johnson, Sarah H., 1938- --Interviews
- Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Oral history.; Interview conducted on September 10, 1978 with Ms. Sarah Johnson at her home in Greenville, Mississippi.Johnson was born on March 10, 1938 in Charleston, South Carolina.She is an African American woman who has been active on behalf of her race and her community.Johnson was elected the first African American member of the Greenville City Council.She was employed by Mississippi Action for Community Education and was area director for People's Educational Program, a countywide Head Start program.Johnson is a former member and vice-chairperson of the Mississippi Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights and a former member of the Continuing Committee of the International Women's Year.
This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. - Metadata URL:
- https://usm.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_37359a69-58ba-4a93-93c9-ae5fe423f41e
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- University Libraries provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. When possible, we have provided information regarding the copyright right status of an item; however, the information we have may not be accurate or complete. Obtaining permissions to publish or otherwise use is the sole responsibility of the user.
- Original Collection:
- F341.5 .M57 vol. 243
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
- Rights:
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