- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Jenkins, Mary F., American, 1928 - 2014
- Interviewed by
- Griffin, Willie James Ph. D., American, born 1974
- Subject of
- Fisk University, American, founded 1866
- Brown, Oliver L., American, 1918 - 1961
- Board of Education of Topeka, American
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- March 9, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 40 min., 47 sec.
- Total: 64.29 GB
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.69.1a, 2011.174.69.1b, 2011.174.69.1c, 2011.174.69.1d, and 2011.174.69.1e.
- 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 the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0069
- Place collected
- Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Albany Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- American South
- Civil rights
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Race relations
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.69.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.