Beyond freedom songs : the life story of a Mississippi civil rights worker

Saltzman, Steven George

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Author

Saltzman, Steven George, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia

Advisors

Gaston, Paul M. , Department of History , University of Virginia

Abstract

The paper focuses on June Elisabeth Johnson a black civil rights worker from the Mississippi Delta. This essay traces her life through three generations of Johnson women in Greenwood, Mississippi, a small cotton farming town, seventy miles east of the Mississippi River. 

Degree

MA (Master of Arts)

Keywords

Johnson, June Elizabeth -- 1948- ; Women civil rights workers -- Mississippi -- Biography; African American women -- Mississippi -- Biography

Notes

Digitization of this thesis was made possible by a generous grant from the Jefferson Trust, 2015.

Language

English

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Issued Date

1990-01-01

Persistent Link

https://doi.org/10.18130/V3KW6T

Suggested Citation

Saltzman, Steven George. Beyond freedom songs : the life story of a Mississippi civil rights worker. University of Virginia, Corcoran Department of History, MA (Master of Arts), 1990-01-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3KW6T.

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