Mitchell, Juanita Jackson, 1913-

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Juanita Elizabeth Jackson Mitchell (1913-1992) was a lawyer and civil rights activist, who worked extensively with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In this oral history interview, Mitchell discusses her mother, freedom fighter Lillie May Carroll Jackson, and her activities with the NAACP in Baltimore; voter registration; Brown v. Board of Education; and various desegregation and civil rights battles.

Abstract Juanita Jackson Mitchell (1913-1992) was born to Lillie May Jackson and Kieffer Albert Jackson in Arkansas, and then raised and educated primarily in Baltimore, Maryland. After attending the University of Pennsylvania for her bachelor's and master’s degrees, Mitchell returned to Baltimore to become the first Black woman to attend the University of Maryland Law School and then the first to practice law in the state of Maryland. In this oral history interview, Mitchell discusses her legal work...

Abstract Juanita Elizabeth Jackson Mitchell (1913-1992) was a lawyer and civil rights activist, who worked extensively with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She fought for desegregation alongside her mother, Lillie May Carroll Jackson, and was influential in the Black community of Baltimore, Maryland, particularly within the churches. In this oral history interview, Mitchell provides insight into the political situation in Maryland during the 1940s-1960s and...

Abstract In this oral history interview for the McKeldin-Jackson Project, Virginia Jackson Kiah and Juanita Jackson Mitchell, the daughters of pioneering freedom fighter Lillie May Carroll Jackson and evangelist Keiffer Albert Jackson, focus on their family history, their parents' marriage, and some of the experiences and values that led to their parents' zeal to fight against discrimination and racial segregation. The interview touches upon Lillie May Carroll Jackson's perspectives on race,...

Abstract In this 1976 oral history interview for the McKeldin-Jackson Project, a follow-up to a 1975 interview for the same project, Virginia Jackson Kiah (1911-2001) and Juanita Jackson Mitchell (1913-1992) focus on the civil rights-related work of their mother, Lillie May Carroll Jackson. Topics include Lillie May Carroll Jackson's work as president of the Baltimore branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), her role in the creation of the City-Wide Young...