Laverne White interviewed by Linda McLaurin: &quot;Businesswoman in the Historic District,&quot; Transcript.

Title: Laverne White interviewed by Linda McLaurin: "Businesswoman in the Historic District," Transcript.
Date: 1978-06-19
Creator: Laverne White See all items with this value
Contributor: Linda McLaurin
Description: Laverne White moved to Jackson when she was 9 years old and was married to Jackson’s police sergeant for over 40 years. In the interview she talks about her education; her 21-year employment at Boot's Flower Shop in the Farish Street District; her participation in civil rights marches; and the deterioration of the Farish Street District.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Business See all items with this value; Civil Rights Movement 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.0014
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0931
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; Women in the Movement Collection; Jackson State University Collections