Ora Faye Ramsey (Edited Version), Newtown, September 28, 2013

2013-09-28

2010-2019

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.

Ora Ramsey talks about her childhood and family. She describes when she came to Gainesville and meeting her husband. Ramsey also reflects on her travels and offers advice for future generations. The video also includes various images from the Spelman Independent Scholars visit to Newtown.

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

moving image

video/mp4

born digital

The Spelman Independent Scholars Oral History Project

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:167

00:04:58

00:00:08 Video opens with a slideshow of pictures., 00:00:51 Ramsey talks about her childhood and growing up in a big family., 00:01:57 Ramsey describes when she met her husband and having children., 00:02:31 She recalls times that the actions of the Ku Klux Klan affected her., 00:03:01 Ramsey discusses her travels., 00:04:04 Ramsey describes her thoughts about younger generations.

Spelman College

Georgia--New Town

Newtown

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.167:0047_01_1

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