Pastor Michael Jossell Oral History

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Pastor Michael Jossell Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Pastor Michael Jossell. A native of Quitman County in the Mississippi Delta, Jossell was a high school student when he participated in a 1968 civil rights march and observed the mule train in his hometown of Marks, Mississippi, during the Poor People’s Campaign. Interview conducted over Zoom on July 28, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-six minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Pastor Michael Jossell Oral History

Date:

07/28/2022

Medium:

Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 46 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2022.001.0052

Curatorial Note:

As of summer 2022, Michael Jossell is pastor of the Mount Zion M.B. Church in Lambert, Mississippi, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2018. Hundreds of Pastor Jossell's powerful weekly sermons may be viewed in full on the church's Facebook page: Mount Zion M. B. Church of Lambert | Facebook. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

In this interview, Pastor Jossell discusses the legacy of the mule train in Marks, Mississippi. More information about the Marks Mule Train and Poor People's Campaign historical marker (2015) in Quitman County, part of the Mississippi Freedom Trail, can be found here: Marks Mule Train and Poor Peoples Campaign Historical Marker (hmdb.org). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

Pastor Michael Jossell Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Pastor Michael Jossell. A native of Quitman County in the Mississippi Delta, Jossell was a high school student when he participated in a 1968 civil rights march and observed the mule train in his hometown of Marks, Mississippi, during the Poor People’s Campaign. Interview conducted over Zoom on July 28, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-six minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Pastor Michael Jossell Oral History

Date:

07/28/2022

Terms:

Interviews

Oral histories

Childhood

Student

Civil rights

Poor People's Campaign

Protests

Marks

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 46 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2022.001.0052

Curatorial Note:

As of summer 2022, Michael Jossell is pastor of the Mount Zion M.B. Church in Lambert, Mississippi, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2018. Hundreds of Pastor Jossell's powerful weekly sermons may be viewed in full on the church's Facebook page: Mount Zion M. B. Church of Lambert | Facebook. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

In this interview, Pastor Jossell discusses the legacy of the mule train in Marks, Mississippi. More information about the Marks Mule Train and Poor People's Campaign historical marker (2015) in Quitman County, part of the Mississippi Freedom Trail, can be found here: Marks Mule Train and Poor Peoples Campaign Historical Marker (hmdb.org). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator