The HistoryMakers video oral history with Katherine Jones.
Civil rights activist and historian Katherine Jones was born in Harlem, New York on March 19, 1936. She grew up at Sugar Hill's famed 409 Edgecombe Avenue. She earned her B.A. degree from Mount Holyoke College in 1957. That year, Jones married Hubie Jones. They moved to Newton, Massachusetts in...
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| Language: | English |
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The HistoryMakers,
[2016]
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| Summary: | Civil rights activist and historian Katherine Jones was born in Harlem, New York on March 19, 1936. She grew up at Sugar Hill's famed 409 Edgecombe Avenue. She earned her B.A. degree from Mount Holyoke College in 1957. That year, Jones married Hubie Jones. They moved to Newton, Massachusetts in 1961. In 1966, Jones founded the Newton Public Schools' Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunities (METCO) program which enrolled students of color from Boston in Newton schools. She served as the director of METCO until 1976. In 1978, Jones became the first African American elected to the Newton School Committee where she served four terms. Jones authored many pieces on familial and local history and in 2012, she published her memoir, Deeper Roots: An American Odyssey. She won a New England PEN award in 1996 and holds an M.A. degree in urban education from Simmons College and an Ed.D. degree from Harvard University. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 23 min., 40 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Playing Time: | 02:23:40 |
| Production Credits: | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Access: | Access to electronic resources restricted to Simmons University students, faculty and staff. |