Louise Kerr Hines interview

Description

Louise Kerr Hines (1916-2007) was an active member, volunteer, and office secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and worked as a school teacher in Baltimore before becoming a reporter for The Baltimore Afro-American. In this oral history interview, Hines discusses her experiences as a reporter and how her involvement with the NAACP led her to that position. She also recounts her and her family's connections with civil rights leader Lillie May Carroll Jackson (1889-1975) and her family, sharing memories of growing up near them. Hines reflects on the civil rights movement in Baltimore and its impact. Finally, she explains her involvement in the suit against the Enoch Pratt Library, detailing how racial discrimination against her prompted the suit, the NAACP's involvement, her experience as a plaintiff, and the effect it had on her and her family's life.