Minnie Ripley interviewed by Lavaree Jones, Audio/Transcript.

Title: Minnie Ripley interviewed by Lavaree Jones, Audio/Transcript.
Date: 1990-09-07
Creator: Minnie Ripley
Contributor: Lavaree Jones
Description: Minnie Ripley helped bring Head Start to Mayersville, Mississippi. She talks about her experiences in the Civil Rights Movement, including her story of registering to vote and being put in jail. She also recounts her position as chairwoman of the board of the Mayersville Head Start program, one of the earliest in Mississippi.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999; Civil Rights Movement; Education; Agriculture
Location: Unknown
Type: Audio
Medium: Audiocassettes - 1/8 inch (standard)
Measurements: 64 min
Format: MP3
HBCU Identifier: mwchcac.oh.2022.hs.aud54
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0457
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