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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Interview with Esther Cooper Jackson |
| Reference | 2011.07.02 CD 01 |
| Library | 5th of July Resource Center for Self-Determination & Freedom, Weeksville Heritage Center |
| Collection Name | 2011 Weeksville Oral History Series, Weeksville Oral History Collection |
| Collection Overview | The 2011 Oral History Collection provides information on the individuals associated with Historic Weeksville and Brooklyn. They document Weeksville and Brooklyn personal histories and memories from the early 1900s. |
| Date | 21 Apr 2011 |
| Description | Esther Cooper Jackson talks about moving to New York, working as the Executive Secretary for the Southern Negro Youth Congress, time spent at Fisk University, founding of 'Freedomways' journal, and memories of Joan Maynard. |
| Document Type | Oral History (Audio) |
| Theme(s) | Civil Rights and Black Power |
| Keywords | migration, segregation, schools, family, university, labour, unionism, crime, legal cases, judicial, integration, social change, research, protest march, voter registration, womanhood, civil rights, arts, business, finance, community organisations, community development |
| Places | Chicago, Illinois; Brooklyn, New York |
| People | Du Bois, W E B; Johnson, Mordecai; Maynard, Joan |
| Organisations/Associations | Southern Negro Youth Congress (SNYC); National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); National Negro Congress |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the catalogue of Weeksville Heritage Center. |
| Name | Jackson, Esther Cooper |
| Interviewer | Greenidge, Kaitlyn |
| Date of Recording | 21 Apr 2011 |
| Duration | 00:33:03 |
| Copyright | 5th of July Resource Center for Self-Determination & Freedom, Weeksville Heritage Center |