Geneva Ivey Jackson, Newtown, October 6, 2013

2013-10-06

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.

Geneva Ivey Jackson describes her childhood growing up on a farm. She talks about her favorite teachers and games she liked to play. There is some discussion of her children and their education as well. She offers her feelings about living through the Civil Rights movement and what she thought of Martin Luther King Jr. The interview ends with Jackson making a point to encourage the Spelman students to always stand up for themselves and respect their elders.

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

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The Spelman Independent Scholars Oral History Project

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

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00:00:30 Jackson talks about growing up and her childhood., 00:02:37 Jackson talks about what the church means to her and sings her favorite hymn., 00:07:20 She names her favorite teachers., 00:08:43 Jackson discusses the farm she lived on as a child. She touches on what they grew and how they made butter., 00:15:27 Jackson talks about the games she would play as a child., 00:16:44 Jackson describes the dynamic between black sharecroppers and white people when she was young., 00:19:58 Jackson explains how her father was able to rent land to farm., 00:23:48 Jackson talks about her eight children and their education., 00:30:12 Jackson describes meeting her husband in church., 00:33:26 Jackson discusses delivering her children at home., 00:41:35 Jackson talks about what she believes makes white and black people different., 00:45:27 Jackson talks about her grandmother who was enslaved., 00:47:42 Jackson describes her feelings about the Civil Rights movement and her thoughts on Martin Luther King, Jr., 00:48:50 She talks about the election of Barack Obama., 00:50:47 Jackson remembers her first time voting and an instance of voter suppression she heard about.

Spelman College

Georgia--New Town

Newtown

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.167:0051_01_1

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