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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.”

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: 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.

The Dixon Family Home at 620 North Fourth Avenue, October 1986 Photographer: Larry E. Wright

The Dixon Family Home at 620 North Fourth Avenue, October 1986 image

Year:
1986

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William, Minnie, and their son, Steve Dixon, at their home on Fourth Avenue, October 1986 Photographer: Larry E. Wright

William, Minnie, and their son, Steve Dixon, at their home on Fourth Avenue, October 1986 image

Year:
1986

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 20, 1986
Caption:
The Dixon family, William, Minnie and their son Steve, at their long-time residence on Fourth Avenue.