Home > Images > Janie Alston Image Janie Alston Can you help us caption this item? Let us know! Share on Twitter , Facebook , or by email . Citation: “Janie Alston,” From the Rock Wall, accessed September 13, 2026, https://fromtherockwall.org/images/janie-alston-3. "We’re writing our own history, thank you!" Ms. Esphur Foster Want to add in? Have a different view? What do you think? Want to upload your own photos or documents? History is not the past. It’s the sense we make of the past now. Click below to RESPOND—and be part of making history today. Respond In this Image Janie Alston "I was raised in the church. On Sundays we went to Sunday school, church, church at night, every Sunday." - Janie Alston Janie Alston, great-granddaughter of Jerry Hargraves, has devoted her life to caring for others. Having grown up on Mitchell Lane during the era of segregation and Jim Crow, she… Janie Alston More to explore Janie Alston - On her childhood, civil rights, and the Hargraves family "And you know, when we would have a parade, you know, because we were black...we were always in the back! But they always saved the best for last, and we were good!" - Janie Alston The interview includes the history of the Hargraves family: her great-grandfather, Jerry Hargraves had a role in the… Janie Alston - On her childhood, civil rights, and the Hargraves family Janie Alston - On her family history (clip) Alex Biggers (AB): I'm Alex Biggers, this is Hudson Vaughan. We're here with Janie Alston on Lindsey Street. It's April 20th, about like, 10 o'clock in the morning. Hudson Vaughan (HV): Awesome. We're just going to put this down, and then, let's just keep going. You just forget about that. At any… Janie Alston - On her family history (clip) Janie Alston - On what she likes about her neighborhood (clip) HV: What do you think, like, stands out most about, like, what do you like most about your home? JA: Because I grew up here, and I grew up in the area. See, my kids don't have any connection, because they grew up in Connecticut. But, you know, we could walk – I'd come by here every morning and wait… Janie Alston - On what she likes about her neighborhood (clip) Janie Alston - On activities and events at Hargraves (clip) Janie Alston: My name is Janie Alston. I’m a Hargraves and Billy Hargraves was my first cousin. I was raised in a house right there with my grandmother. My mother lived on the corner of Lindsay and Cotton. I like to say this, I was born in Harlem Hospital in New York, but anyways I was raised in… Janie Alston - On activities and events at Hargraves (clip) Northside News Volume II, Edition 1 Northside News Volume II, Edition 1 Northside News Volume VIII, Edition 3 Northside News Volume VIII, Edition 3 Back to all images
