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Lillie Ayers interviewed by Lavaree Jones, Transcript. Lillie Ayers was an employee at the Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM) from 1965 until 1971. She talks about her husband's involvement with the fight for equal rights and equal pay at his job, and her work with CDGM and Head Start as well as the benefits the programs had for her family and the community.
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Jerome Wyatt interviewed by Lavaree Jones, Transcript. Jerome Wyatt talks about his work at Head Start, primarily in Jones County, since starting in 1972. He discusses the economics of being employed there, community reaction to the program, and his vision for the future of Head Start. The transcript contains handwritten edits.
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Lavaree Jones interviewed by Major O’Neal, Transcript. Lavaree Jones interviews Major O'Neal; both are students in Dr. Alferdteen Harrison’s Oral History class at Jackson State University. She asks him 3 questions about the origins of the Head Start program in Mississippi and the role Head Start plays in the Black community.
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Emma Jones interviewed by Louise Goins, Transcript. Emma Jones talks about her experiences with early childhood education (through Head Start) when she was younger and the advantages that gave her entering into primary education. She also talks about the Head Start Program in general and how she sees it growing in the future.
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Yolande Allen interviewed by Willie C. Langdon, Essay/Research Plan. The interview was used for a paper that Mr. Langdon wrote for Dr. Alferdteen Harrison's Summer 1977 Workshop on Oral History. He outlines the history of Head Start in Mississippi and writes about his research goals and outcomes and creates a lesson plan for the workshop.