Black and Jewish Relations in Civil Rights Era Alexandria
Please read Yahney-Marie's essay on Black and Jewish relations during the Civil Rights era in Alexandria.
The Oral Histories
As part of Ms. Sangaré's research, she conducted oral histories with the following people. Transcriptions of the interviews can be found at the links below.
- Gwendolyn Day-Fuller
- David Speck (part one)
- David Speck (part two)
- Gerald Terlitzky
- Charles Wilson
Biography
Yahney-Marie Sangaré is an incoming freshman at Columbia University and an intern at the Office of Historic Alexandria’s Oral History Center. Alongside historical research, she is a playwright (Autumn 1968, Princeton Ten-Minute Play Contest First Prize; Harlem’s Very Own Boy Icarus, Strathmore x Woolly Mammoth Arts & Social Justice Fellowship 2023-2024; Everything Happens at Night, Alexandria City High School) and writer. Her research interests include Black-Jewish relations, twentieth-century Black art, Black performance theory, and the Red Scare. A 2024 graduate of Alexandria City High School, she initially began research for The Law of the Land, The Law of God as part of the senior experience program.