<I>Laura Jones Oral History Interview</I>
date: label: Date
content: October 31, 2017
name: label: Created by
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
label: Interview of
content: Laura Jones, Canadian American, born 1948
label: Interviewed by
content: Kelly Elaine Navies, American
label: Recorded by
content: Kim Moir, American
label: Subject of
content: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Religious Society of Friends, English, founded c. 1650
notes: label: Description
content: An oral history consisting of a single digital video recording (2018.78.6.1). It was collected as part of the Poor People’s Campaign Interviews.
label: Description
content: In this interview, Laura Jones, a photographer and social activist, discusses her photography of the Poor People’s Campaign in 1968. Beginning with a discussion of her early life in Fairmont, Virginia, and later Columbus, Ohio, and Celo, North Carolina, Jones reflects on the experiences that opened her eyes to injustice and influenced her toward social activism. In particular, she recounts how she became heavily influenced by Quaker values. Jones then recalls how she met her husband, John Phillips, while attending Friends World College in Long Island, NY, and discusses why they moved to Toronto in September 1967.
label: Description
content: Jones then discusses how she came to be involved with the Poor People’s Campaign and her experience of the movement as a young woman photographer. In particular, Jones discusses the influence of Quakerism on her participation in the movement; her photography of Resurrection City as well as other activities and protests; and the influence of her experience at the Poor People’s Campaign on her life and photography. Jones concludes the interview by discussing some of her photography work after the Poor People’s Campaign.
place: label: Place collected
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Humanitarianism
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Poverty
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Poor People’s Campaign Oral Histories
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
label: Movement
content: African American - Latinx Solidarity
label: Movement
content: Poor People's Campaign
label: Movement
content: Anti-war movements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.78.6.1
objectType: label: Type
content: video recordings
label: Type
content: video recordings
label: Type
content: oral histories
label: Type
content: digital media - born digital
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 01:24:38
label: Dimensions
content: 25.01 GB