Reisinger, Andrew James, 1977-United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Jordan, Marjorie2019-10-24Marjorie Jordan was born in Boston, Massachusetts before her family moved to Venezuela and traveled the world before landing in Sarasota, Florida. She moved to Atlanta after graduating high school, and became an artist. She continues to paint, draw, and photograph creative works. In college, she worked on the staff of the Great Speckled Bird as a photographer, contributor, and editor. She was also active in the Civil Rights Movement.In this interview, Jordan describes her early life and family dynamic, her education and impressions of Atlanta, her politics and activism, and her personal relationships. She also discusses the Great Speckled Bird, the staff and their camaraderie, the obstacles and backlash they faced, and her reflections on her experiences working there. She puts the Bird in context of other civil rights movements going on around the same time, and talks about her current activism.video/mp4engAtlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Libraryhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Great Speckled Bird CollectionSocial Change CollectionProtest movementsNewslettersEducationPolitical participationCivil rightsCivil rights movementMarjorie Jordan oral history interview, 2019-10-24MovingImage