Farish Street: The Way it Was, Speech.

Title: Farish Street: The Way it Was, Speech.
Date: 1983-04-09
Creator: Aurelia Norris Young, 1915-2010
Description: Aurelia Norris Young was a prominent Civil Rights activist and professor of music at Jackson State College and Tougaloo College. She gave this speech on the history of the Farish Street Historic District on April 9, 1983, at the Smith Robertson Neighborhood Folklife Festival, which honored the history and legacy of the district.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999; Urban life; Business; Economics
Additional Subject: American South
Location: Farish Street Historic District; Jackson; Mississippi
Type: Textual document
Medium: Paper
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: mwchcac.oh.2022.farish.supp.0002
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0007
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