Farish Street: The Way it Was, Speech.

Item

Title
Farish Street: The Way it Was, Speech.
Date
1983-04-09
Creator
Aurelia Norris Young, 1915-2010
Description
Aurelia Norris Young was a prominent Civil Rights activist and professor of music at Jackson State College and Tougaloo College. She gave this speech on the history of the Farish Street Historic District on April 9, 1983, at the Smith Robertson Neighborhood Folklife Festival, which honored the history and legacy of the district.
Additional Subject
American South
Location
Farish Street Historic District
Jackson
Mississippi
Type
Textual document
Medium
Paper
Format
JPEG
HBCU Identifier
mwchcac.oh.2022.farish.supp.0002
HCAC Identifier
HCAC.JSU.0007
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