Jeremiah Lowery interview, 2021-07-02
Scope and Contents
D.C. Oral History Collaborative (DCOHC) is a citywide initiative to train community members in oral history skills, fund new and ongoing oral history projects, connect volunteers with oral history projects, and publicize existing oral history collections. DCOHC is a project of DC Public Library, HumanitiesDC, and the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. This collection contains oral history interviews, transcripts, and indexes produced by DCOHC grantees.
Dates
- Creation: 2021-07-02
Biographical / Historical
Jeremiah Lowery shares his journey supporting his mother living in a D.C. shelter and how it inspired him to fight for equity across all wards of the city.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.13 Terabytes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Audio of interview with Jeremiah Lowery. In the interview, Lowery discusses growing up visiting his mother in a homeless shelter in D.C. and how his early sense of activism was rooted in wanting to help D.C. residents facing homelessness and to improve unhoused communities' access to services.
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository