"Annie Pearl Avery–whose civil rights work spanned decades–did not come off a college campus. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, she was sent to live with relatives in Pittsburgh when she was 9 or 10 years old. She returned to Birmingham when she was 14, no longer used to segregation. She found life “traumatic” and wanted to flee her hometown."
Below are some interviews and videos with Miss Avery and her role in the Voting and Civil Rights Movement over the last 60 years... Click the links to watch and read about her life long participation! We thank her for her bravery, tenacity and strong commitment to acheiving Justice and Equality for All People! Come visit The AAECWM and meet Miss Avery and she can Give you a guided tour or you can click on "Guided Tour" To schedule a Tour through Our Sister Museum, The National Voting Rights Museum an Institute. Hear her stories directly from her! Raise your fist in the air! "VOTING RIGHTS!" Is Miss Avery's Call to Action... Ask her questions and take away a piece of Herstory... A True Living Legend!
Below are some interviews and videos with Miss Avery and her role in the Voting and Civil Rights Movement over the last 60 years... Click the links to watch and read about her life long participation! We thank her for her bravery, tenacity and strong commitment to acheiving Justice and Equality for All People! Come visit The AAECWM and meet Miss Avery and she can Give you a guided tour or you can click on "Guided Tour" To schedule a Tour through Our Sister Museum, The National Voting Rights Museum an Institute. Hear her stories directly from her! Raise your fist in the air! "VOTING RIGHTS!" Is Miss Avery's Call to Action... Ask her questions and take away a piece of Herstory... A True Living Legend!
https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2011.174.19.1a-g (ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE)
https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2010039_crhp0019/ (ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY JOSEPH MOSNIER IN SELMA, AL)
https://www.maggielinton.com/footsoldiers (America's Journey For Justice) Footage of Miss Annie Pearl Avery and The AAECWMuseum
https://snccdigital.org/people/annie-pearl-avery/ (SNCC DIGITAL GATEWAY)
