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Juanita Jackson Mitchell interview

Description

Juanita Elizabeth Jackson Mitchell (1913-1992) was a lawyer and civil rights activist, who worked extensively with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She fought for desegregation alongside her mother, Lillie May Carroll Jackson, and was influential in the Black community of Baltimore, Maryland, particularly within the churches. In this oral history interview, Mitchell provides insight into the political situation in Maryland during the 1940s-1960s and details her accounts of figures such as her mother, Spiro T. Agnew, and Eleanor Roosevelt. She also discusses the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 1968 Fair Housing Act. Mitchell describes her experiences during the March on Annapolis in 1942 and the Baltimore Riot of 1968. She gives her opinion on the rise of militancy in the Black youth during the 1960s and the resulting changes in the power structure of the Black community.

Date

1976-12-09

Contributor(s)

Contributor(s) Notes

Narrator: Juanita Jackson Mitchell
Interviewer: Charles Wagandt

Production Note

The McKeldin-Jackson Project was an effort to examine the Maryland civil rights movement of the mid-20th century through the medium of oral history by focusing on the roles played by pioneering freedom fighter Lillie May Carroll Jackson and Theodore R. McKeldin, who was Mayor of Baltimore (1943-1947, 1963-1967), Governor of Maryland (1951-1959), and an advocate for civil rights. The project was sponsored by the Maryland Historical Society and was supported in part by a grant from the Maryland Committee for the Humanities and Public Policy.

Language(s)

Object ID

OH 8183

Extent

Audio: 132 minutes
Transcript: 63 pages

Catalog Number

OH 8183

Resource ID

10577

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital material is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.