- Collection:
- Women's Marches 2017 Collection
- Title:
- Debra Cole oral history interview, 2017-10-19
- Creator:
- Cole, Debra
- Contributor to Resource:
- Stephens, Karen
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 2017-10-19
- Subject:
- Protest movements
- People:
- Trump, Donald, 1946-
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- oral histories (document genres)
interviews
digital moving image formats - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Debra Cole was born in Walterboro, S.C. in 1971. She moved to Atlanta after college and has lived there ever since. She is an artist, musician, writer, and stand-up comedian. 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, Debra Cole begins by discussing her family's and her own political views. She describes being disgusted and horrified by Donald Trump's election, which prompted her to participate in the Atlanta March for Social Justice and Women. Cole talks about the issues that matter most to her, including women's reproductive freedom, racial justice, and government stability. She describes her experiences at the march, and talks about feeling generally more positive and energized after attending. Cole discusses having attended other marches since the January march, and talks about other way she has stayed involved in the political process. She discusses her hopes and fears for the future and offers her perspective on the future momentum of the Women's March movement. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/marches/id/604
- 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):
- Cole, Debra, interviewed by Karen Stephens, October 19, 2017, Women's Marches Oral History Project, Archives for Research on Women and Gender. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.
- Extent:
- 00:52:56
- Original Collection:
- Archives for Research on Women and Gender
Women's Marches Oral History Project
http://research.library.gsu.edu/c.php?g=620463 - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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