WAH 005A Thelma J Todd 4-19-2024

Authors

Thelma J. Todd
Mara Kozelsky, University of South Alabama
Vickie Graham

Document Type

Oral History

Abstract

In this interview, Thelma Todd is interviewed by Vickie Graham and Mara Kozelsky at Ms. Todd’s home. The interview begins with questions about the Anna T. Jeanes School. In her discussion of the fire in 1954, Ms. Todd describes how the community came together to relocate classes, and protected the children from white opposition to the Brown vs. Board of Education decision and the threat of arson. Other topics included the physical layout of the campus, and Anna T. Jeane’s Rosenwald connection. Ms. Todd relates her research into genealogies of Black families who live in the Fairhope and Daphne area. She also shares the history of the Twin Beech AME Zion Church and the Lebanon Chapel AME church. Finally, she describes her memories of living under segregation in Fairhope, AL.

Publication Date

4-19-2024

Recommended Citation

Todd, Thelma J.; Kozelsky, Mara; and Graham, Vickie, "WAH 005A Thelma J Todd 4-19-2024" (2024). We Are Here (WAH). 13.
https://jagworks.southalabama.edu/oral_hist-wah/13