Oral History
Marian Cheek Jackson (clip)
Interviewed on February 29, 2008
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Oral history interview of Marian Jackson on February 29, 2008.
Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Marian Cheek Jackson (clip),” From the Rock Wall, accessed November 21, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/marian-jackson-2.
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