Overcoming barriers in education : oral history transcript / Ida Louise Jackson
Creator
Jackson, Ida Louise, Interviewee
Contributor
Jackson, Ida Louise, Interviewee Morris, Gabrielle, Interviewer
Date Created and/or Issued
1984-1985 1984 1985
Publication Information
The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000; http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ Berkeley, Calif : Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office
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Description
She speaks of her background, family and early education in Mississippi and Louisiana, before the family's move to California. She relates her experiences as an undergraduate at the University of California, the founding of Alpha Kappa Alpha, in 1921, the first sorority for Black women in the western United States, and her teaching experiences in Oakland Part of the African American Oral History Collection from the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority University of California, Berkeley--Alumni and alumnae African Americans--Education African American teachers--Interviews African Americans--California--Alameda County Greek letter societies Oakland (Calif.)--Public schools--History
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