Stephens, KarenUnited States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Cole, Debra2017-10-19Debra 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.video/mp4engAtlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Libraryhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Archives for Research on Women and GenderWomen's Marches Oral History Projecthttp://research.library.gsu.edu/c.php?g=620463Protest movementsDebra Cole oral history interview, 2017-10-19MovingImage