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There Went The Neighborhood - Studio Interview: Shirley Beckley

Wed, 08/07/2024 - 1:48pm

Shirley Beckley attended Jones School from 1948 to 1950, and she became involved with the Ann Arbor Public Schools in the 1960s as a parent and ombudsman. She witnessed racism against her children and other students, including a race riot at Pioneer High School.

This interview was filmed during the making of the documentary film There Went The Neighborhood: The Closing of Jones School, produced by the Ann Arbor District Library and 7 Cylinders Studio. More interviews are available in the There Went The Neighborhood Interview Archive.

Pianist Luanna Slay Leads Second Baptist Church Choir Rehearsal, February 1988 Photographer: Colleen Fitzgerald

Pianist Luanna Slay Leads Second Baptist Church Choir Rehearsal, February 1988 image

Year:
1988

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Second Baptist Church Choir Rehearses for a Concert, February 1988 Photographer: Colleen Fitzgerald

Second Baptist Church Choir Rehearses for a Concert, February 1988 image

Year:
1988

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 27, 1988
Caption:
Warming Up: Rehearsing for "Praising God in Song," Sunday's concert at Second Baptist Church, are Adult Choir members (from left) pianist Luanna Slay, Deanna Thomas, organist Rory Dabney, Maurice Townsel, Sandra Harris, Ron Perry and Jean Fonville. The concert will be presented at 4 p.m. in the church, 850 Red Oak, Ann Arbor. Pastor Emmett L. Green invites the public to attend.