We Are the Village: A Creative Listening Event
Inspired by the Raising Children in Central Jackson Oral History Project
On July 13th, community members will join Operation Shoestring and the oral history committee to celebrate the Raising Children in Central Jackson Oral HIstory Project that is now available on the Margaret Walker Center Website. Participants at this event will be invited to listen to the following compilations of clips selected from the collection and engage with an activity inspired by that topic. We hope to see you there!
Nothing to Do in Jackson?
Narrators share their memories about keeping busy as children and with children in Jackson – without breaking the bank.
Faith, religion, and spirituality
Narrators share childhood memories about going to church, practicing faith as a community, and the role that religion plays in the choices they make when raising their children.
Discipline
Narrators remember the way they were disciplined while being raised and reflect on how expectations for discipline are always changing throughout the community.
Trauma and Loss
Narrators reflect on what it was like to lose a loved one or experience violence at an early age.
We Are the Village
Contrary to the refrain that “the village is gone,” narrators identify a variety of people in their village who helped raise them and describe their own role in raising children.
The Ideal Village
Narrators dream big and “paint the picture” of their ideal village.
Clips from Tamika Buckhaulter, Carmen Castilla, Travion Collins, Starra Cooper, Shalaun Davis, Tyesha Davis, Akira Ellis, Vanessa Green, Jacquelyn Hampton, James Hampton Jr. James Hampton III, Cardell Moore, Verna Mae Myers, Lottie Smith-Erving, Cynthia Thompson, Emon Thompson, Gloria Thompson, Patricia Townsend, James Turner, Polly Williams, and Felicia Woods. Listen to the complete collection of 35 narratives via the Margaret Walker Center’s website.