Velma Willis interviewed by Rickey Jones, Audio and Transcript.

Media: JacksonState/HCAC.JSU.0981.pdf

Title: Velma Willis interviewed by Rickey Jones, Audio and Transcript.
Date: 1977-03-12
Creator: Velma Willis See all items with this value
Contributor: Rickey Jones
Description: Velma Willis was born in Newton County, Mississippi in 1903 and moved to Jackson in 1943. Ms. Willis talks about starting school in 1911 and finishing 8th grade and becoming a certified teacher for the next 35 years. She talks about her views on race relations in Newton County, one of the counties she taught in. Transcript is hand written.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Education See all items with this value; Race relations See all items with this value; Family See all items with this value
Location: Jackson; Hinds County; Mississippi; United States
Type: Textual document
Medium: Paper
Measurements: 48 min
Format: PDF
HBCU Identifier: mwchcac.oh.2022.od.tran.0013
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0981
Rights: All rights held by the Margaret Walker Center. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, 601-979-3935 Attn: Center Director
Contributing Institution: Jackson State University
Collection: “The Good Old Days” Oral History Collection See all items with this value
Language: English
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