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Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph CME Church from 1967-1970

Interviewed by Kathryn Wall on January 31, 2023

Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph CME Church from 1967-1970

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Oral history interview of Jackson, Patricia "Pat" conducted by Wall, Kathryn on January 31, 2023 at St. Joseph CME Church, Chapel Hill, NC.

Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph CME Church from 1967-1970,” From the Rock Wall, accessed December 21, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/patricia-pat-jackson-on-st-joseph-cme-church-from-1967-1970.

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