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There Went The Neighborhood - State Theatre Interview: Scott Forrest McFadden
Scott Forrest McFadden was interviewed after a preliminary screening of the documentary film There Went The Neighborhood: The Closing of Jones School at the State Theatre on April 16, 2023. After attending preschool at Jones School, he recalls being bused to Allen Elementary School.
More interviews are available in the There Went The Neighborhood Interview Archive.
2017 Calendar - The Village That Raised Their Children: The History of Ann Arbor's Black Community
Ex-Schoolteacher McFadden, 63, Dies
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Proud Of Dad And The Job He's Doing
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AACHM Oral History: Thekla Mitchell
Thekla Mitchell: Thekla White was born in 1921 in Newport, Arkansas, the youngest of nine siblings. At age 22, she traveled to Ann Arbor to visit her sister. After getting a job at Cunningham’s Drug Store, she decided to stay. She worked at the University of Michigan Hospital as a nurses’ aid and laboratory assistant in the Pathology Department for 24 years. Known as “Dimples” to friends and family, Mrs. Mitchell was active in community organizations including the Ann Arbor Civic Club and the Order of the Eastern Stars.