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There Went The Neighborhood - Studio Interview: Alma Wheeler Smith

Wed, 08/07/2024 - 2:06pm

Alma Wheeler Smith grew up in post-WWII Ann Arbor with two activist parents, Albert and Emma Wheeler. She recalls participating in picketing and demonstrations against segregation and redlining in Ann Arbor. She shares her perspective on her parents’ involvement in the decision to close Jones 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.

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There Went The Neighborhood - Studio Interview: Theresa (Dixon) Campbell

Wed, 08/07/2024 - 1:53pm

Theresa (Dixon) Campbell attended Jones School from 1957 to 1965, and she recalls being involved in Black student activism at Huron High School. She shares memories of her parents, William and Minnie Dixon, who did custodial work and owned a home in “The Old Neighborhood.”

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There Went The Neighborhood - Studio Interview: Omer Jean (Dixon) Winborn

Wed, 08/07/2024 - 1:51pm

Omer Jean (Dixon) Winborn attended Jones School from kindergarten to sixth grade, from 1955 to 1962. She recalls having many strong Black role models, including her parents William and Minnie Dixon, the Jones School custodian Mr. Perry, her pastor Rev. Carpenter, and U-M professor Albert H. Wheeler.

NAACP Youth Council Members Describe Racial Discrimination at Ann Arbor High, February 1967 Photographer: Duane Scheel

NAACP Youth Council Members Describe Racial Discrimination at Ann Arbor High, February 1967 image

Year:
1967

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 20, 1967
Caption:
NAACP Youths Speak Out: Youth Page Editor David Bishop (far right) interviews members of the Youth Council of the local unit of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The council members are (left to right) Ophelia Brown, Jean Dixon, Shawn Martin, Cheryl Smith and her sister, Shelia. The youths are students at Ann Arbor High.

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Members of the NAACP Youth Council Speak Out, February 1967 Photographer: Duane Scheel

Members of the NAACP Youth Council Speak Out, February 1967 image

Year:
1967

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Members of Student Panel Discussing Race Relations at Ann Arbor High, February 1967 Photographer: Duane Scheel

Members of Student Panel Discussing Race Relations at Ann Arbor High, February 1967 image

Year:
1967

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 27, 1967
Caption:
Student Leaders Offer Views On Discrimination: A panel of Ann Arbor High School students selected by Student Council President Pat Shipstead (far right), discuss charges of racial discrimination with this week's inquiring reporter. The students are (left to right) Diane Quicksey, John Payne, Rod Colts, Jane Wellman, Tim Thieme, Bob Ufer, Art Mack and Shipstead. The interview was held in a conference room at Ann Arbor High just off Principal Nicholas Schreiber's office. The panel discussed charges made by members of the NAACP Youth Council.