410 - Mayor Edward Jones on the Zora Festival and the Legacy of Black Agency

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Producer

Holly Baker, Julian Chambliss

Description

During the 2019 Zora Neale Hurston Festival of Arts and Humanities, Holly Baker spoke to The Honorable Edward Jones. Jones is the seventh and current mayor of Grambling, Louisiana, one of the historic black communities that founded the Historic Black Towns and Settlement Alliance (HBTSA).

This episode is part of the Every Tongue Got to Confess podcast series, which is produced by Dr. Julian Chambliss (Michigan State University) and Holly Baker (University of Central Florida).

The podcast series consists of interviews with participants in the annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities. The purpose of the podcast series is to explore the experiences and stories of communities of color through the words of Festival attendees.

Narrator

Julian Chambliss

Interviewer

Holly Baker

Interviewee

Edward Jones

Date Created

2019

Publisher

University of Central Florida

Keywords

Grambling Louisiana, Black Communities, Black Towns

Length of Episode

10:51

410 - Mayor Edward Jones on the Zora Festival and the Legacy of Black Agency


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