Katherine Oxnard Ellis oral history interview, July 15, 2017

Interviewed by Morna Gerrard. In this interview, Katherine Oxnard Ellis begins by discussing her family's pro-civil rights beliefs and activism, including her father's job working for the Delta Democrat-Times, a pro-civil rights newspaper in Mississippi. She talks about her own political views, which she describes as closely aligned with those of the Green Party, and talks about various protests and marches she has participated in. Ellis describes feeling devastated by the results of the 2016 presidential election, which led to her decision to attend the Women's March on Washington on January 21, 2017, with her mother and two sisters. She describes their experience at the march, which was overwhelmingly positive. Ellis discusses her husband and children, including how she has approached discussing politics and current events with her children. She talks about the need to stay involved in political action and protest, and expresses her hopes for the next several years under the Trump administration.