26 Jones: I wanted to Join the Army for Freedom Justice and Peace

Mattie Jones reflects on her decision to join the Civil Rights Movement.

Mattie Jones is a civil rights activist in Louisville, Kentucky.

This interview took place on April 26, 2013 as part of the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

To view the entire interview visit:

https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt7d7w676f0d

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