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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.

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...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Chris Paton. Mrs. Robbins covers various topics during this interview, including Marshall Robbins' first acquaintance with Johnny Mercer, the circumstances that led to Mercer hiring Robbins, and the variety of projects that her husband and Mercer worked on. Her discussion frequently turns to Johnny and Ginger Mercer, including their personalities and families, the Robbins' visit to Savannah, Mercer's repayment of his father's debt, the celebration of the Mercer's twenty-fifth...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Chris Paton. In this interview, May discusses his relationship to Mercer during the early days of Capitol Records, when May was employed frequently as an arranger/director for many of the major Capitol artists. May relates several anecdotes about Mercer during this period, and he talks about Mercer's assistance of other lyricists working in Hollywood. In the course of the discussion, he mentions "Hello Out There Hello" "I'll Remember You" "Mandy is Two" "G.I. Jive" and several...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Chris Paton. At the beginning of this interview, Ms. Meltzer speaks about her sisters, her mother, and her father, giving information about her mother's birthplace, her parents' names, their immigration to the United States from Russia, and her early life in Brooklyn with her sisters, Debbie and Ginger. She talks at some length about her sister Ginger's early stage career, and about Ginger's early relationship with and marriage to Johnny Mercer. Ms. Meltzer then speaks briefly...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Chris Paton. In this short interview, Mrs. Mancini speaks of her memories of Johnny Mercer. She refers to a radio program during World War II titled Swing Time, in which she performed with Johnny Mercer as a member of the "Mel-Tones." She then talks at some length about the collaboration of Mercer and her husband on "Moon River" "Days of Wine and Roses" and other songs. She also mentions briefly social occasions with Johnny and Ginger Mercer. After a discussion of the...