Beyond freedom songs : the life story of a Mississippi civil rights worker
Author:
Saltzman, Steven George, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Saltzman, Steven George, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Advisor:
Gaston, Paul M., Department of History, University of Virginia
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)
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords:
Johnson, June Elizabeth -- 1948- , Women civil rights workers -- Mississippi -- Biography, African American women -- Mississippi -- Biography
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
English
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Issued Date:
1990/01
1990/01
