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Jennifer Ragins interview part 1, 2018-07-06

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc006_05_1.wav

Scope and Contents

Jennifer Ragins, a native of Washington, D.C., discusses her childhood and how she was influenced by the curriculum at her schools, attending Federal City College (now the University fo the District of Columbia) as part of the first class, contributing to teh plans for the Shaw neighborhood uban renewal project, earning a scholarship to attend the Columbia Univsity Institute for Urban and Mintiory Education in New York, New York, the impact the diversity of the students at Columbia University had on her sutdies, her professional work with the city government of Washington, D.C., including public health and community planning, her work with Anacostic Economic Delvement Corporation and Development Corporation of Columbia Heights, her travels to Moscow, Russia to particpalte in the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign, and reflections on the impact Federal City College had on her career.

Dates

  • Creation: 2018-07-06

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Conditions Governing Access

This interview is accesible only with written permission from the narrator.

Biographical / Historical

Jennifer Ragins was born in Washington, D.C. in 1950 and attended Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School, Bunker Hill Elementary School, Taft Junior High School, Bertie Backus Middle School, and Roosevelt Senior High School graduating in 1968. She was a member of the first class at Federal City College (now the University of the District of Columbia), enrolling in the fall of 1968. She majored in community planning and development. As a student Ragins worked on plans for the Shaw urban renewal project, among other experiential learning experiences. Ragins was a member of the first graduating class in 1972, and went on to receive a scholarship to earn a masters degree in social work (with a focus on community organizing) at Columbia University in New York, New York. Ragins has served her community through her career in city policy and planning, working for several different agencies and on many different projects.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.13 Terabytes

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository

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