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There Went The Neighborhood - Studio Interview: Alma Wheeler Smith
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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AACHM Oral History: Mary McDade, Alma Wheeler Smith, and Nancy Cornelia Wheeler
Mary McDade was born in Columbia, South Carolina in 1939, but grew up in Ann Arbor. Her parents Albert and Emma Wheeler were active in local politics and civil rights. As a college student, McDade helped found the University of Michigan chapter of the NAACP. She moved to Peoria, Illinois with her husband Joe Billy McDade in 1963. After raising four children, she built a career in law. McDade graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law and she has been a justice of the Illinois Appellate Court since 2000.
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Election Workers Waiting for Voters at First Ward, Precinct 2, February 1971 Photographer: Cecil Lockard
Year:
1974
Ann Arbor News, February 15, 1971
Caption:
Quiet Precinct It was slow this morning in the First Ward, Precinct 2, at the Community Center. While waiting for voters, Miss Deborah Grubbs (left) passed the time by knitting. Her elections co-worker is Mrs. Hilda Schneider. Other precincts also reported light voter turnouts. (Ann Arbor News Photo by Cecil Lockard)
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Criticisms Leveled In Supervisor Dispute: City Council At Hearing
