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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15
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February
Year
1966
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The Bird Keeps Singing Deep In Her Heart
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6
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November
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1977
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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
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1976
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Ann Arbor News, December 19, 1976
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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)
Ann Arbor News, December 19, 1976
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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)
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U-M's Trotter House Will Get Spruced Up
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2
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May
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1983
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African-American Music Collection a hidden treasure
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5
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September
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1995
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Dr. Eva Jessye At Her Piano, December 1972
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1972
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'Porgy,' Necessarily So
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26
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August
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1995
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Eva Jessye Discusses Her Work, April 1972 Photographer: Cecil Lockard
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1972
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Eva Jessye Being Interviewed, October 1971 Photographer: Cecil Lockard
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1971
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