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; Education; Race relations; Family
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