Pastor Michael Jossell Oral History
Object number2022.001.0052
Date07/28/2022
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Pastor Michael Jossell
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)
DimensionsDuration: 46 Minutes
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Pastor Michael Jossell. A native of Quitman County in the Mississippi Delta, Jossell was a high school student when he participated in a 1968 civil rights march and observed the mule train in his hometown of Marks, Mississippi, during the Poor People’s Campaign.
Interview conducted over Zoom on July 28, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-six minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryAs of summer 2022, Michael Jossell is pastor of the Mount Zion M.B. Church in Lambert, Mississippi, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2018. Hundreds of Pastor Jossell's powerful weekly sermons may be viewed in full on the church's Facebook page: Mount Zion M. B. Church of Lambert | Facebook. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
In this interview, Pastor Jossell discusses the legacy of the mule train in Marks, Mississippi. More information about the Marks Mule Train and Poor People's Campaign historical marker (2015) in Quitman County, part of the Mississippi Freedom Trail, can be found here: Marks Mule Train and Poor Peoples Campaign Historical Marker (hmdb.org). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
