Edgar Johnson interviewed by Wondwossen Getachew

Creator:

Johnson, Edgar, 1925-2003, Johnson, Wilhelmina, Winston, Louise Helen, 1921-2019, Getachew, Wondwossen, and Getachew, Wondwossen

Extent:

00:48:55 Duration (HH:MM:SS.mmm)

Scope and content:

Records the reminiscences of Edgar Johnson, Wilhelmina Johnson, and Louise Winston, three former students of Lucy Simms at the Effinger Street School. Describes Simms' teaching style and her standing in the community. Includes a brief physical description of the Effinger Street School, as well as the Lucy F. Simms School, where all three students were transferred in 1939. Refers to Mary Fairfax, who taught at the Simms School. Discusses the social, economic, and demographic changes to Harrisonburg's African American neighborhoods after a major redevelopment project in the 1940s.

Other descriptive data:

Recorded at 424 Myrtle Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Names:

Johnson, Edgar, 1925-2003
Johnson, Wilhelmina
Winston, Louise Helen, 1921-2019
Getachew, Wondwossen

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