Juanita Jackson Mitchell interview

Description

Juanita Elizabeth Jackson Mitchell (1913-1992) was a lawyer and civil rights activist, who worked extensively with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She fought for desegregation alongside her mother, Lillie May Carroll Jackson, and was influential in the Black community of Baltimore, Maryland, particularly within the churches. In this oral history interview, Mitchell provides insight into the political situation in Maryland during the 1940s-1960s and details her accounts of figures such as her mother, Spiro T. Agnew, and Eleanor Roosevelt. She also discusses the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 1968 Fair Housing Act. Mitchell describes her experiences during the March on Annapolis in 1942 and the Baltimore Riot of 1968. She gives her opinion on the rise of militancy in the Black youth during the 1960s and the resulting changes in the power structure of the Black community.