Oral history interview with Marion Jones by Eugene Pfaff

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In this transcript of an October 14, 1979, oral history interview conducted by Eugene Pfaff with Marion Jones, Jones describes the formation of the local CORE chapter in Greensboro, recalling the members of the chapter, and the chain of events leading up to its organization. He explains the role played by the Ministerial Alliance in supporting CORE members and their activities. He describes the processes used to make decisions for the CORE chapter on actions and strategies, and discusses his communications with the national office. Key players mentioned include James Farmer, Bill Thomas, and Jesse Jackson.

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Title: Oral history interview with Marion Jones by Eugene Pfaff
Who's responsible?: Jones, Marion B. (Interviewee)
Pfaff, Eugene E., Jr., 1948- (Interviewer)
Original creation or publication date: 1979-10-14
Place: Greensboro (N.C.)
Decade: 1970-1979
Type of item: text
Original format: interviews
Subject headings: Greensboro (N.C.) -- History -- 20th century
Topics: North Carolina
African-American History
Civic Groups
Additional tags: General perspectives on race relations
Greensboro civic organizations
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Contributing Institution: Greensboro Public Library
Collection: Greensboro Public Library Oral History Program
Civil Rights Greensboro
Funding source: Digitzation funded by a grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro.
Contributor's identifier: GPL_OH0001.064
Gateway identifier: gpl:7360
Item note: Reverend Marion Jones was born May 23, 1918, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and raised in Greensboro. He graduated from Dudley High School in 1937 and then worked for the Merchants and Manufacturers Club until 1970, when he began attending Livingstone College in Salisbury. Jones simultaneously worked for the American Insurance Company until his graduation in 1975. He went on to receive a degree from Hood Theological Seminary in 1978 and a doctor of divinity degree from Drew University.<br><br>After receiving his theological training, Rev. Jones was pastor at an African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Ellerbe, North Carolina, and later First Congregational United Church of Christ in Greensboro. During the 1960s, he took an active role in supporting and advising the students involved in the civil rights movement in Greensboro. His house was often used as a meeting place for Congress of Racial Equality [CORE] meetings, and he maintained communication with the national CORE office. Jones was a participant in the various pickets and protests in Greensboro and High Point, a member of the Ministerial Alliance, and present at the August 1963 March on Washington. Jones had three children who also participated in the local civil rights movement: Betty, Marian, and Sarah Jones Outterbridge.<br><br>Jones later returned to Hood Theological Seminary as a member of the faculty, retiring in 1998. He retired from the ministry in 2000 at St. Johns A.M.E. Zion Church in Fayetteville. Rev. Jones died in Raleigh on August 3, 2001.
OCLC number: 884368080

Oral history interview with Marion Jones by Eugene Pfaff

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