Alma Cousins interviewed by Cheryl Payne, Transcript.

Title: Alma Cousins interviewed by Cheryl Payne, Transcript.
Date: 1981-09-28
Creator: Alma Cousins
Contributor: Cheryl Payne
Description: Alma Cousins moved to the Farish Street District in 1953 and previously owned a restaurant in the neighborhood. Ms. Cousins recounts what the district was like back then compared to the present. She talks about businesses and restaurants in the district; the effects of White people moving into the area; and several Black lawyers in the district.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999; Business; Law; Food
Location: Farish Street Historic District; Jackson; Mississippi
Type: Textual document
Medium: Paper
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: mwchcac.oh.2022.farish.tran.0023
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0940
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