Title Work

Title No: 901

Title: Interview with Roxanne Jones

Medium: Audio; Moving Image

Original Medium: Film; Recorded Sound; Video

Date: 5 Jun  1989 (Created)

Interview with Senator Roxanne H. Jones conducted for Eyes on the Prize II.  Discussion centers on her involvement in the welfare reform movement, as a member of the National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO), as well as discussing the impact of the Poor People's Campaign in 1968.  Interview also used in America's War on Poverty.

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Duration: 34 min 21 sec 

Genres: Interview

Subjects: Poor People's Campaign; Welfare rights movement--United States--History--20th century

Name As Subjects: Jones, Roxanne H.; National Welfare Rights Organization; Wiley, George A.; King, Martin Luther Jr.