Earline Cary-Williams oral history interview, 1997.

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Earline Cary-Williams oral history interview, 1997.

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Cary-Williams discusses the traditions, activities, outreach programs, ministries, and community involvement of Mount Zion First Baptist Church, as well as the organization of boards, groups, and programs within the church. She discusses current and former pastors J.A. Bacoats, T.J. Jemison, Washington Taylor, Gardner C. Taylor, and Charles Smith, as well as her participation in the selection process to hire Jemison as pastor. She also recounts her memories of the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott of 1953 and Jemison's leadership in the effort.

1 sound cassette (1 hour, 16 minutes);Index (2 leaves);Transcript (37 leaves)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7377870

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Jourbert-Thompson, Rose,

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Cary-Williams, Earline, 1915-

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Earline Cary-Williams was born in Baton Rouge, La., on August 20, 1915, and was baptized into Mount Zion First Baptist Church in 1931. She was Supervisor of Schools in East Feliciana Parish, La.; an English teacher at McKinley High School and Southern University in Baton Rouge, La.; principal at North Scotlandville Elementary School and Greenville Elementary School; Coordinator of Elementary Education at Southern University Laboratory School; and Associate Dean of the Southern University College...

Mount Zion First Baptist Church (Baton Rouge, La.)

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Jemison, T. J. (Theodore Judson)

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Rev. T.J. Jemison was pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, La., and the organizer of the 1953 Baton Rouge bus boycott. From the description of Rev. T.J. Jemison oral history interview, 1995. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 71223382 ...

Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History

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The T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History was established in August 1991 to document the history of Louisiana State University. A department of LSU Libraries Special Collections, the Center conducts, collects, preserves, and makes available to scholars oral history interviews on Louisiana's social, political, cultural, and economic history. From the description of T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History records, 1990-1998. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 22696...

Bacoats, J. A.

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