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Lola M. Jones video recordings, 1983-1995

96 videotapes (in 8 boxes; U-matic and VHS) — 93 digital video files

Online
Producer of local Ann Arbor, Michigan, cable television programs highlighting achievements of African Americans in the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti area. Videocassette copies of television program, "Another Ann Arbor" that featured interviews with local area and national African American public figures.

The Lola Jones collection consists of digitized videotapes (mainly U-matic with some VHS copies) of her cable television program Another Ann Arbor, and of the documentaries that she produced. Another Ann Arbor, produced by Lola Jones, was an interview/discussion program hosted by Carole Gibson and featuring as guests locally and nationally prominent African American men and women.

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"Take it To The Top" (Successful young adults who grew up in Ann Arbor), 1993

1 videocassettes (U-matic Videotape, color, sound) — vhs tape

Box 1
Online
(Motivational video, narrated by Lee Martin Jr., aimed at a junior high audience about goal setting, resisting negative peer pressure, and finding mentors. Includes a motivational rap written and performed by Lee Martin Jr. with dancers Rosalynd Edmondson and Mia Willis and interviews of successful African-American young adults from Ann Arbor: Anthony Adams, PhD, Lee Gillis, Terri Johnson, Patricia Ashford Manley, J. Cedric Simpson, John A. Woods, and Larry E. Wright.)
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"A Change Was In The Air: A Woman's Town Part Two" (Ann Arbor during the Civil Rights era), 1994

1 videocassettes (U-matic Videotape, color, sound) — u-matic and vhs copies

Box 1
Online
(Female African-American residents recollect stories of protests, rallies, busing, and more. Narrated by Sharon McClendon and featuring interviews of Blondine Munson, Judge Nancy Francis, Letitia Byrd, Dorothy Slay, Eunice Royster Harper, Dr. Joetta Mial, and Elise Bryant.)
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"A Tribute of Dr. and Mrs. Albert Wheeler", December 12, 1993

1 videocassettes (VHS Videotape , color, sound) — VHS tape

Box 1
Online
(A tribute to Dr. Albert Wheeler and Mrs. Emma Wheeler, held at the Bethel AME Church in Ann Arbor. The tribute honors their service and investment into the Ann Arbor African-American community, including their work improving problems of housing, education, and employment.)
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Jesse Jackson at Hill Auditorium, March 23, 1987

1 videocassettes (U-matic Videotape, color, sound)

Box 1
Online
(A special presentation of Reverend Jesse Jackson's visit to the University of Michigan, taped live at Hill Auditorium, with introduction by host Carole Gibson. The negotiated aggreement between President Shapiro and student leaders on campus is announced, and the Reverend shares his thoughts on the growing trend of racism on college campuses and his call for a global community.)