Joan Southgate interview, 25 March 2014

Abstract

Joan Southgate is best known for engaging in a walk from the southern United States to Canada to reenact the journey of the freedom seekers on the underground railroad. Southgate relates her inspiration for committing to the walk and what the walk symbolizes personally and broadly. She also emphasizes what resulted from her ambitious and meaningful walk. Her work precipitated a revived interest in Cleveland's involvement in the underground railroad.

Interviewee

Southgate, Joan (interviewee)

Interviewer

Wickens, Joseph (interviewer)

Project

Project Team

Date

3-25-2014

Document Type

Oral History

Duration

46 minutes

Recommended Citation

"Joan Southgate interview, 25 March 2014" (2014). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 999116.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1042

Related Resources

Project Team @ Cleveland Voices

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