Jesse Champion Sr.

Dublin Core

Title

Jesse Champion Sr.

Subject

Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
A.H. Parker High School Band
Birmingham (Ala.). Police Department

Description

Jessie Champion Sr. discusses leaving Birmingham after being wrongly convicted of inciting a riot. He became the first Black news reporter for WBRC after returning to Birmingham.

Date

1995-11-01

Format

video

Identifier

19951101C

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Horace Huntley

Interviewee

Jessie Champion Sr.

Interview Keyword

Connor, Bull
WBRC (Radio station : Birmingham, Ala.)

Files

JChampionTH.jpg


Citation

“Jesse Champion Sr.,” BCRI Oral History Collection, accessed March 19, 2024, https://bcriohp.org/items/show/114.