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AACHM Oral History: Patricia Horne McGee
Patricia Horne McGee was born in 1946 in Ypsilanti, where she attended Perry Elementary and Ypsilanti High School. She recalls the mutual support and accomplishments of many childhood friends and neighbors, and reflects on rising tensions between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Horne McGee has two master's degrees from the University of Michigan and UCLA. She taught child development and social work for fifteen years at Ferris State College and Mercy College. After leaving academia, she worked for the Wayne County Intermediate School District and she was director of Head Start for Washtenaw County.
Jerry Hoag, city's dean of movies, dies at 84
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One year later, Jon Onye Lockard refuses to compromise in his art
Long-lost black films return in U-M series
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U-M Professor Advisor For New PBS Series
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Robeson 'Above The Crowd'
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Empress of Song
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AACHM Oral History: Willis Patterson
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Dr. Willis Patterson is a professor emeritus of the University of Michigan of Music and founder of the Willis Patterson Our Own Thing Chorale. Born in Ann Arbor in 1930, he attended Jones School and graduated from Ann Arbor High School. After serving in the air force, Patterson earned his bachelor’s degree and master’s of music degree from the University of Michigan. He received his doctorate from Wayne State University and was Fulbright Fellow. Patterson joined the University School of Music in 1968.
Concerts - Hill Auditorium
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Paul Robeson
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