- Collection:
- Women's Marches 2017 Collection
- Title:
- Tracy Brisson and Josh Nichols oral history interview, 2017-07-15
- Creator:
- Brisson, Tracy
- Contributor to Resource:
- Hague, Erica
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 2017-07-15
- Subject:
- Protest movements
- People:
- Trump, Donald, 1946-
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- oral histories (document genres)
interviews
digital moving image formats - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mpeg
- Description:
- Tracy Brisson was born in 1975 in New Bedford, Mass. She currently lives in Savannah, Ga., with her husband Josh Nichols and their son. She works as a wedding officiant. Josh Nichols was born in 1983 Manchester, N.H. He currently lives in Savannah, Ga., with his wife Tracy Brisson and their son. He works as a software engineer. On January 21, 2017, millions of people worldwide took part in marches to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump as the President of the United States. The first protest, which took place in Washington, D.C., was known as the Women's March on Washington and was intended as a response to anti-woman rhetoric and beliefs that were espoused during Trump's campaign. While women's and reproductive rights were at the forefront of marchers' concerns, many also protested the racist, anti-immigrant, anti-science, and other controversial sentiments expressed by the incoming Trump administration.
In this interview, Tracy Brisson and Josh Nichols discuss the Women's March that happened in Savannah on January 21, 2017, for which Tracy obtained the permit. They discuss the two separate groups in Savannah that planned rallies and eventually came together for a march. Brisson describes the process of obtaining the permit, which she began only 72 hours before the march took place. They talk about social media and its impact on the Savannah march as well as its influence on political discourse. They both talk about their role as new parents and describe their hopes and fears for the future. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/marches/id/488
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Brisson, Tracy, and Josh Nichols, interviewed by Erica Hague, July 15, 2017, Women's Marches Oral History Project, Archives for Research on Women and Gender. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.
- Extent:
- 00:50:38
- Original Collection:
- Archives for Research on Women and Gender
Women's Marches Oral History Project
http://research.library.gsu.edu/c.php?g=620979&p=4324819 - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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