Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On her work in the church (clip)
Interviewed by Patricia "Pat" Jackson on September 26, 2023
Kathryn Wall (KW): At the time that Reverend Gilbert was the minister, were you more involved in the church at that point in your own life?
Pat Jackson (PJ): Yes, yes ‘77 [pause] I finished high school and stuff and [was] back at church and I can’t remember what, I don’t remember what I was doing. I was probably assisting [at] that time because you had a lot of women in there praying at church so the young people could do things but you mostly are just making sure you help out if you’re called on. Something of that sort. [laughter]
KW: So you were voluntold?
PJ: Yeah [laughter], yeah but…
Oral history interview of Wall, Kathryn conducted by Jackson, Patricia "Pat" on September 26, 2023 at St. Joseph CME Church, Chapel Hill, NC.
Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On her work in the church (clip),” From the Rock Wall, accessed July 13, 2025, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/patricia-pat-jackson-on-her-work-in-the-church-clip.
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