Dr. Mable Jones

Title: Dr. Mable Jones
Description: Dr. Jones is an alumna of Eastern Michigan University, graduating in 1972. Her time is characterized by heavy involvement in student activism that included being a member of Campus Service Corps, the Black Student Association and discussions with administration after the take over of Pierce Hall in February 1969. Dr. Mable Jones came to Eastern as an Upward Bound student. Jones became the chief executive officer of Upward Bound at Wayne State University, and, since retiring, continues to serve the greater Detroit area in the field of child development.
Creator: Burns, Rachel; Jones, Matt
Date: 5 November 2018
Identifier: https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/42
Subject: Black Student Association; Campus Service Corps; Ypsilanti; Eastern Michigan University; student protest; demonstration; civil rights; takeover; African American Studies; Upward Bound; childhood development
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Publisher: Center for Oral History Research at Eastern Michigan University; Oral History Graduate Students