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Velma Perry - On the founding of St. Paul AME Church (clip)

Interviewed by Heather Giuffre on April 4, 2011

Velma Perry - On the founding of St. Paul AME Church (clip)

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Oral history interview of Perry, Velma conducted by Giuffre, Heather on April 4, 2011 at Home of Ms. Perry, Chapel Hill, NC.

Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Velma Perry - On the founding of St. Paul AME Church (clip),” From the Rock Wall, accessed September 13, 2026, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/velma-perry-on-the-founding-of-st-paul-ame-church.

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