Velma Willis interviewed by Rickey Jones, Transcript/Audio.
- Title
- Velma Willis interviewed by Rickey Jones, Transcript/Audio.
- Date
- 1977-03-12
- Creator
- Velma Willis
- 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.
- 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
- JPEG
- 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
- Item sets
- JSU Good Old Days Transcripts
Part of Velma Willis interviewed by Rickey Jones, Transcript/Audio.