Created by:

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this

Interview of:

Jamila Jones, American, born 1944  Search this

Interviewed by:

Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.  Search this

Subject of:

The Montgomery Gospel Trio, American  Search this

Highlander Folk School, American  Search this

Harambee Singers, American, founded 1966  Search this

Medium:

digital

Dimensions:

Duration: 49 min., 27 sec.

Total: 148.42 GB

Type:

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected:

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date:

April 27, 2011

Description:

The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.9.1a, 2011.174.9.1b, 2011.174.9.1c, and 2011.174.9.1d.

Jamila Jones recalls participating in the Montgomery Bus Boycott as a child and forming a singing group at age 11, the Montgomery Gospel Trio, to raise money for the civil rights movement. She recalls helping the Freedom Riders, visiting the Highlander Folk Center, writing a new verse of the song "We Shall Overcome", and founding the Harambee Singers.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0009

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Social reform  Search this

U.S. History, 1953-1961  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number:

2011.174.9.1a-d

Restrictions & Rights:

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Civil Rights History Project

Classification:

Media Arts-Film and Video

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Freedom Riders

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bfac6a0e-8f78-42fa-baad-4be52809f2da

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.9.1a-d