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Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph CME Church from 1955-1967

Interviewed by Kathryn Wall and Jackson Devadas on November 1, 2022

Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph CME Church from 1955-1967

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Oral history interview of Jackson, Patricia conducted by Wall, Kathryn on November 1, 2022 at St. Joseph CME Church, Chapel Hill, NC.

Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph CME Church from 1955-1967,” From the Rock Wall, accessed December 14, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/patricia-pat-jackson-on-st-joseph-cme-church-from-1955-1967.

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