Wilbon Wells interviewed by Tommy Johnson, Transcript.

Title: Wilbon Wells interviewed by Tommy Johnson, Transcript.
Date: 1977-05-25
Creator: Wilbon Wells
Contributor: Tommy Johnson
Description: Mr. Wells had roots in the Clinton community, going back to his parents' ancestry in slavery. He discusses his time in the military during World War I, his education at Jackson State, and Black land ownership in Clinton, especially the amount of Black people who lost or gave up land during The Great Migration.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Slavery See all items with this value; Education See all items with this value; Military See all items with this value
Additional Subject: World War I, 1914-1918; American South
Location: Clinton; Hinds County; Mississippi; United States
Type: Textual document
Medium: Paper
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: mwchcac.oh.2022.clinton.tran.0006
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0504
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 Clinton Project Oral History Collection