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Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph CME Church from 1989-1996

Interviewed by Kathryn Wall on August 6, 2024

Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph CME Church from 1989-1996

Oral history interview of Jackson, Patricia "Pat" conducted by Wall, Kathryn on August 6, 2024 at St. Joseph CME Church, Chapel Hill, NC.

Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph CME Church from 1989-1996,” From the Rock Wall, accessed October 31, 2025, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/patricia-pat-jackson-on-st-joseph-cme-church-from-1989-1996.

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"All I wanted to do was just be present and serve activism, not understanding that that came with some consequences. . .once you step out in service there are consequences and just as you step out in service for the lord there are consequences." - Pat Jackson

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