Marie Galloway and Kerry Johnson
Recorded
February 2, 2024
Archived
February 2, 2024
37:25 minutes
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mbb000081
Description
Kerry Johnson (30) speaks with his mother Marie Galloway (64) about her experiences growing up in Memphis during the desegregation era and her relationship with her family.Subject Log / Time Code
Kerry Johnson (KJ) asks Marie Galloway (MG) what it was like growing up in North Memphis.
KJ asks MG about her experience growing up during the 1960s desegregation era.
KJ asks MG about her memories of the Memphis Zoo and an interaction she had with the KKK on her way there.
KJ asks MG what it was like finding out about the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
KJ asks about MG's experience being bussed to school.
KJ asks MG if she was able to focus on school amidst desegregation efforts.
KJ asks MG about her father and her experience teaching him how to read.
KJ asks MG about being a Girl Scout.
KJ asks MG about her decision to have children.
KJ asks MG about the neighborhood she grew up in.
MG shares more about her father.
KJ asks MG about pursuing higher education and her first job out of college.
KJ reflects on how MG raised him.
Participants
- Marie Galloway
- Kerry Johnson