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There Went The Neighborhood - Studio Interview: Debby Mitchell Covington

Debby Mitchell Covington grew up in Ann Arbor near Summit Park (now Wheeler Park), and she attended Jones School in kindergarten and first grade. In 1965 when Jones School closed, she was bused to Dicken Elementary and she recalls feeling isolated in the majority-white 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.

'Catfish Row' To Entertain Ann Arborites

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Parent Issue
Day
15
Month
February
Year
1966
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George Young & Jim Standifer With Eva Jessye Tapes In The University Of Michigan Afro-American Music Collection, December 1976 Photographer: Jack Stubbs

George Young & Jim Standifer With Eva Jessye Tapes In The University Of Michigan Afro-American Music Collection, December 1976 image
Year:
1976
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 19, 1976
Caption:
VIDEO FILE - A special interest of Eva Jessye Afro-American Music Collection curator George Young, left, and director, Jim Standifer is a fledging video file. Standifer has interviewed on film top black performers and plans to add more as interviews can be arranged. (Photo by Jack Stubbs)

U-M's Trotter House Will Get Spruced Up

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Parent Issue
Day
2
Month
May
Year
1983
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'Porgy,' Necessarily So

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Parent Issue
Day
26
Month
August
Year
1995
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Eva Jessye Being Interviewed, October 1971 Photographer: Cecil Lockard

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Year:
1971
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 5, 1971
Caption:
Eva Jessye reminisces about stage career.