Christine Hudson, Newtown, November 7, 2009

2009-11-07

Oral histories of women from Newtown, an African-American neighborhood in Gainesville, Georgia, whose Florist Club members became vocal leaders for civil rights and community improvement.

Spelman student April Cadell interviews Christine Hudson where she discusses the effects the environment in Newtown has had on her and her family. Her involvement in meetings to confront environmental racism are addressed including her thought on the book “The Newtown Story.” She talks about her experiences working in factories and what brought her to the Gainesville area. The interview ends with Hudson talking about the treatment of produce grown in Newtown.

African American women
Oral history
Environmental justice
African Americans--Civil rights

sound recording

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The Spelman Independent Scholars Oral History Project

00:37:22

00:00:33 Hudson describes how long she has lived in Gainesville and the national attention received by Newtown regarding environmental justice.
00:02:17 Hudson talks about the effect environmental issues have had on her, her family, and the community.
00:07:13 Hudson recounts memories about the tornado that came to Gainesville in 1936.
00:11:05 Hudson talks about her involvement in meetings about the environmental issues in the community.
00:14:38 Hudson speculates how well politicians have followed up on promises regarding environmental issues.
00:19:45 Hudson describes her feelings surrounding houses being built on a landfill.
00:20:45 Hudson talks about the factories and their effect on everyday life.
00:22:43 Hudson describes her time working at the “Chicken House.”
00:25:21 Hudson talks about the many people who died presumably from the environmental issues in the area.
00:31:00 Hudson discusses the book “The Newtown Story.”
00:32:26 Hudson talks about her daughter attending Spelman College.
00:34:27 Hudson talks about the treatment of produce grown in the area.

Spelman College

Georgia--New Town

Newtown

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.167:0046_03.mp3

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