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Janie Johnson - On community (clip)
Interviewed by Jamal Smith on October 12, 2019
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Oral history interview of Johnson, Janie conducted by Smith, Jamal on October 12, 2019 at Marian Cheek Jackson Center, Chapel Hill, NC.
Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Janie Johnson - On community (clip),” From the Rock Wall, accessed November 25, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/janie-johnson-on-community-clip.
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