Alma Cousin interviewed by Cheryl Payne, Transcript.

Media: JacksonState/HCAC.JSU.0940.pdf

Title: Alma Cousin interviewed by Cheryl Payne, Transcript.
Date: 1981-09-28
Creator: Alma Cousin See all items with this value
Contributor: Cheryl Payne
Description: Alma Cousins moved to the Farish Street District in 1953 and previously owned a restaurant in the neighborhood. Ms. Cousins recounts what the district was like back then compared to the present. She talks about businesses and restaurants in the district; the effects of White people moving into the area; and several Black lawyers in the district.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Business See all items with this value; Law See all items with this value; Food See all items with this value
Location: Farish Street Historic District; Jackson; Mississippi
Type: Textual document
Medium: Paper
Format: PDF
HBCU Identifier: mwchcac.oh.2022.farish.tran.0023
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0940
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 Farish Street Project Oral History Collection See all items with this value
Language: English
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