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Patricia Jackson - On her understanding of ministry (clip)

Interviewed by Kathryn Wall and Anna Spencer on November 3, 2021

Patricia Jackson - On her understanding of ministry (clip)

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Oral history interview of Jackson, Patricia conducted by Wall, Kathryn on November 3, 2021 at St. Joseph CME Church, Chapel Hill, NC.

Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Patricia Jackson - On her understanding of ministry (clip),” From the Rock Wall, accessed September 13, 2026, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/patricia-jackson-on-her-understanding-of-ministry.

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