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Scope and Contents Interviewed by Leah Lefkowitz. In this interview, Schellack begins by talking about her conservative family and her own progressive political views. She discusses her experience marching in Atlanta with her mother-in-law and several other friends and relatives. Schellack talks about the ways in which having children has affected her worldview, and her hopes for the world that her children will grow up in. She discusses her concerns about the activities of the Trump administration, and...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Karen Stephens. In this interview, Roni Schalman discusses her reasons for participating in the Atlanta March for Social Justice and Women, including her devastation at Donald Trump's election. She discusses her experience getting to the march, meeting other marchers, hearing John Lewis, and making her way through the crowd. Throughout the interview, Schalman stresses the importance of political involvement, and she expresses gratitude that younger people have been galvanized...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Leah Lefkowitz. In this interview, Laura Seabrook discusses her experience at the Atlanta March for Social Justice and Women, which was overwhelmingly positive. She talks about her feelings surrounding the 2016 presidential election and the current political situation in America. Seabrook describes various political groups in which she has participated, and talks about her hopes and fears for the future of America under Trump. She also discusses her background as a nurse and...

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Interviewed by Lisa Flaherty. In this interview, Annemarie Schwarzkopf discusses her experience marching at the Atlanta March for Social Justice and Women. She talks about marching against the Vietnam War in college, her feelings about the Trump administration, and her plans to stay active in political activities in the near future.

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Morna Gerrard. In this interview, Tai Sherman begins by describing her parents' influence on her own progressive values and her activism prior to the Women's March. She then discusses the negative impact of the presidential election on her life and why she felt motivated to join the march in Atlanta, Ga. As she continues, Sherman details her experience of the march and her perspective on its inclusion of people of color. Finally, she concludes by looking to the future and...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Karen Stephens. In this interview, Lynn Turner briefly discusses her early life and career. She talks about a group of similar-minded friends with whom she has connected in her north Georgia community, which is overwhelmingly conservative, and discusses the group's efforts to get involved in political activities. She talks about attending the Atlanta March for Social Justice and Women on January 21st, including how she traveled to Atlanta from north Georgia, the issues that...

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Interviewed by Karen Stephens. Laura Vaughn never viewed herself as a political person until the election of Donald Trump inspired her to participate in the Atlanta March for Social Justice and Women. In her interview, she describes the solidarity she felt with other marchers, as well as how the experience has motivated her to be more politically aware.

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Interviewed by Schaune Griffin.

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Interviewed by Karen Stephens.

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Karen Stephens. In this interview, Sherry Adams describes the ways that she became aware of various social issues as a young person. Adams discusses in detail the various forms of social and political activism in which she has engaged in the past, including advocating for reproductive rights and other feminist causes and participating in an antiracist march alongside Hosea Williams. She talks about her distress at Donald Trump's election, which led to her decision to attend...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Karen Stephens. In this interview, Rebecca Barnes talks about attending the Women's March on Washington with a busload of women that her mother helped organize. She describes feeling empowered by the march and surprised by its size. Barnes describes trying to stay together as a group during the march and getting separated form her mother, signs and chants she remembers from the march, counter-protesters, and the friendliness of the crowd. Barnes talks about the need to stay...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Lisa Flaherty. In this interview, Sarah Baugh describes her parents' divergent political views and her own anti-death penalty activism. She talks about her personal history, including getting married, having a child, adopting a child, and working as a photographer. She talks about the feelings of betrayal and apprehension that led her to attend the Women's March on Washington in 2017, and talks about her experience at the march, which she attended with several friends. Baugh...

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Interviewed by Morna Gerrard. In this interview, Janie Brodhead discusses her perspective on the election of Donald Trump and its influence on her decision to participate in the Women's March in Washington, D.C. She also describes her experience of the march and her specific motivations for attending. Finally, Brodhead offers advice to future marchers and explains her hopes for a more positive and united country.

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Interviewed by Alex McGee. In this interview, Jennie Cain discusses her childhood in Florida with her grandparents. She then discusses a few political issues that are particularly pertinent to her. She details her reasons for attending the Women's March in Washington. She further describes her travel to the march, time at the march, and return from the march.

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Interviewed by Lisa Flaherty. In this interview, Nicole Carlson talks about her family and their political views. She also talks about her experience as a midwife in several different cities and describes her involvement in advocacy for various women's health issues. Later, Carlson describes her experience at the 2017 Women's March on Washington and discusses how she thinks the march has made an impact in society and in politics.

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Morna Gerrard. In this interview, Janet Carson begins by talking about her parents and her children. She talks about deciding to attend the Women's March on Washington with her daughter, despite never having taken part in a protest march before. She discusses her overwhelmingly positive experience at the march, particularly the positive atmosphere and the presence of children. Carson talks about feeling stifled in her conservative hometown as a result of being judged for her...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Morna Gerrard. In this interview, Karen Carson begins by talking about her family and her career. She discusses making the decision to attend the Women's March on Washington, and her mother deciding to attend with her. She talks about her experience at the march, both for herself and in terms of how she and mother experienced it together. Carson speaks throughout about the dynamics of her family and of her conservative hometown, where her mother currently lives but is planning...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Chris Paton. In this interview, Livingston talks about his early days at Capitol Records when he first became acquainted with Johnny Mercer. He speaks of the business operations at Capitol in the late 1940s and Mercer's gift for finding good artists to record for the label. Livingston discusses Mercer's character and personality, his attitude toward business, his working methods during recording sessions, and his social life. Livingston then moves on to talk about the advent...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Chris Paton. This interview, which took place on October 5, 1996, begins with a discussion of the names and relationships of various members of the Mercer and Meltzer family. Néder talks at some length about her childhood, including the trips to Savannah, the houses the family lived in, and the things that she and her father did for recreation. She speaks of the celebrities that visited their home, particularly Nat King Cole, Marilyn and Alan Bergman, and others. She also...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Chris Paton. At the beginning of this interview, Ms. Klein clarifies how she is related to Johnny Mercer. She then talks about her memories of Mercer, including a visit to see him in California when she was six years old, a visit by Mercer to Savannah when she was about ten, and a trip to New York when she was sixteen. She also mentions Mercer's visit to see her when she was a student at Swarthmore College. In the course of the conversation, she talks briefly about Johnny...