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    Interviews with Claude and Willie Mae Johnson transcript

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     Johnson, Claude (1936- ); Johnson, Willie Mae Brown; Oral histories; Transcripts 
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    Claude Johnson was born in the Mars Hill area of Acworth, Georgia, and attended the local Roswenwald school. He left school at the age of 14 to work in food service at the Lockheed-Georgia Company in Marietta, retiring as a cook after 25 years. He joined Hewlett-Packard afterwards and retired as the head of shipping and receiving after 30 years. Willie Mae Johnson was born in Marietta, Georgia, but moved to Acworth to live with her grandparents, Lizzie and William Cicero (Bud) Furr, at the age of 8 after the death of her parents. She attended the Rosenwald school in Acworth and Lemon Street High School in Marietta. Mrs. Johnson served as Vice President of the Parent-Teacher Association at the Roberts school. Her aunt and uncle owned Lucy Mae and Price Oliver's Cafe in Acworth. Both Mr. and Mrs. Johnson attend the Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church.
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    Zibanajadrad, Claudia Lynn
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    ContributorScott, Thomas Allan (1943- )
    InterviewerZibanajadrad, Claudia Lynn
    IntervieweeJohnson, Claude (1936- )
    IntervieweeJohnson, Willie Mae Brown
    Geographic CoverageMarietta, Georgia
    Geographic CoverageCobb County
    Date Accessioned2014-08-29T21:14:02Z
    Date Available2014-08-29T21:14:02Z
    Date Created2009-10-07
    Date Created2009-11-04
    Identifierksu-45-05-001-07012
    CitationInterviews with Claude and Willie Mae Johnson transcript, 2009-10-07 and 2009-11-04, Cobb NAACP/Civil Rights series, 2009-2010, Kennesaw State University Oral History Project, 1973- , KSU/45/05/001, Kennesaw State University Archives.
    Handlehttp://hdl.handle.net/11360/253
    DescriptionClaude Johnson was born in the Mars Hill area of Acworth, Georgia, and attended the local Roswenwald school. He left school at the age of 14 to work in food service at the Lockheed-Georgia Company in Marietta, retiring as a cook after 25 years. He joined Hewlett-Packard afterwards and retired as the head of shipping and receiving after 30 years. Willie Mae Johnson was born in Marietta, Georgia, but moved to Acworth to live with her grandparents, Lizzie and William Cicero (Bud) Furr, at the age of 8 after the death of her parents. She attended the Rosenwald school in Acworth and Lemon Street High School in Marietta. Mrs. Johnson served as Vice President of the Parent-Teacher Association at the Roberts school. Her aunt and uncle owned Lucy Mae and Price Oliver's Cafe in Acworth. Both Mr. and Mrs. Johnson attend the Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church.
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    PublisherKennesaw State University Archives
    Part ofKennesaw State University Oral History Project, 1973-
    RightsThe digital reproductions on this site are provided for research consultation and scholarly purposes only. To request permission to publish, reproduce, publicly display, broadcast, or distribute this material in any format outside of fair use please contact the Kennesaw State University Archives.
    SubjectJohnson, Claude (1936- )
    SubjectJohnson, Willie Mae Brown
    SubjectOral histories
    SubjectTranscripts
    TitleInterviews with Claude and Willie Mae Johnson transcript
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