Ellie Steward interviewed by Lavaree Jones, Audio/Transcript.

Title: Ellie Steward interviewed by Lavaree Jones, Audio/Transcript.
Date: 1990-05-30
Creator: Ellie Steward
Contributor: Lavaree Jones
Description: Ellie Steward attended Lane College in Tennessee and returned to Benton County, Mississippi, in 1966 to become director of the county’s first Head Start program. She discusses the training she and others received in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as well as some of the prejudice she experienced when applying for the position of director.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999; Education; Economics
Location: Ashland; Benton County; Mississippi; United States
Type: Audio
Medium: Audiocassettes - 1/8 inch (standard)
Measurements: 94 min
Format: MP3
HBCU Identifier: mwchcac.oh.2022.hs.aud3
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0046
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
Source: Head Start Oral History Collection