- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Jones, Mary A., American, born 1933
- Interviewed by
- Griffin, Willie James Ph. D., American, born 1974
- Date
- March 9, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 52 min., 6 sec.
- Total: 83.66 GB
- Description
- The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.70.1a and 2011.174.70.1b.
- Mary Jones describes her childhood in Albany, Georgia, including the work she did as a child and her memories of school. Jones discusses learning about the Civil Rights Movement by reading the newspaper, and she describes her children's experiences as they entered white schools. After she joined the Albany Movement, she helped to register voters, participated in marches and boycotts, and joined the police committee to recruit African American police officers. She closes the interview by discussing the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0070
- 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
- Activism
- American South
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Mass media
- Segregation
- Social reform
- 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
- 2011.174.70.1ab
- 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.