Ada L. Wilson interviewed by Michael Leveritt: &quot;Resident and Property Owner in the Historic District,&quot; Transcript.

Title: Ada L. Wilson interviewed by Michael Leveritt: "Resident and Property Owner in the Historic District," Transcript.
Date: 1978-03-29
Creator: Ada L. Wilson See all items with this value
Contributor: Michael Leveritt
Description: Ada L. Wilson moved to the Farish Street District in 1945 after graduating college and went on to work as a teacher in Jackson Public Schools and Jackson State. She discusses Wilson's Grocery Store, her family’s business in the district. She also talks about her efforts to stop the city from demolishing Smith Robertson School after its closing.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Business See all items with this value; Education See all items with this value; Economics 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.0006
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0923
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

Item sets: Ephemera & Objects; Smith Robertson School Collection; Jackson State University Collections