Rev. Hickman M. Johnson interviewed by Ada S. Anderson, Transcript.

Title: Rev. Hickman M. Johnson interviewed by Ada S. Anderson, Transcript.
Date: 1978-06-23
Creator: Hickman M. Johnson
Contributor: Ada S. Anderson
Description: Hickman M. Johnson came to Jackson in 1967 and had just finished his 10th year as pastor of Farish Street Baptist Church. He talks about the civil rights activist spirit that existed there in 1967. He goes on to discuss the deterioration of the district and discusses his ideas about how to revitalize the area. Transcript contains handwritten edits.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999; Activism; Civil Rights Movement; Business
Location: Farish Street Historic District; Jackson; Mississippi
Type: Textual document
Medium: Paper
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: mwchcac.oh.2022.farish.tran.0043
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0960
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