Cleon Jones Jr., Angela Jones, and Cleon Jones Sr.
Recorded
October 26, 2023
Archived
October 26, 2023
33:33 minutes
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Id:
mby023232
Description
Cleon Jones Jr. (52) speaks with his parents, Angela Jones (77) and Cleon Jones Sr. [no age given] about piecing together the true history of Africatown and the Clotilda ship and growing the community of Africatown many generations later.Subject Log / Time Code
Cleon Sr. (CS) and Angela (A) talk about Ms. Valena McCants, a leader in the Africatown community, and the youth training program they are building.
Cleon Jr. (CJ) shares more details of the training program.
CJ highlights some of Africatown's history.
"We're talking about a community that saved a saga." -CS
CS talks about the importance of finding the true story about the Clotilda ship.
CS draws the distinction between "slave" and "enslaved."
A describes the community of Plateau/Africatown and building unity.
CJ talks about the word "vulgarity."
A talks about identity and purpose.
CS expresses appreciation for the community and how people work together.
Participants
- Cleon Jones Jr.
- Angela Jones
- Cleon Jones Sr.