Effie Neal Jones
Effie Neal Jones | |
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| Born | Effie Neal Bouldin 15 November 1919 Fairmont, North Carolina |
| Died | 30 April 2002 (aged 82) Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst, North Carolina [1] |
| Education | Public Schools of Robeson County, North Carolina |
| Occupation(s) | Civil Rights Activist, Community Organizer, Food Services Provider and Counselor for the Four County Head Start Program |
| Spouse | Forest Jones (Deceased) |
| Children | 9 |
Effie Neal Jones, (November 15, 1919 – April 30, 2002) was an American
civil rights activist, food services provider, and counselor for the Four County Head Start Program in Laurinburg, North Carolina. In 1940 Mrs. Jones married Mr. Forest Jones, she was the daughter of Colonel and Bertha Bouldin, of Maxton, North Carolina
.
Biography
Early life and education
Mrs. Jones, born in
sharecroppers. In 1946 Mrs. Jones, like many other blacks of the time period, was a member of the Great Migration (African American). During the Great Migration of 1916-1930, over one million blacks moved from the south to the north in search of better lives. It is conservatively estimated that 400,000 left the South during the two-year period of 1916-1918 to take advantage of a labor shortage created in the wake of the First World War.[1] Mrs. Jones migrated north to escape racial discrimination, and poverty. She sought employment opportunities and became a source of income for her sharecropper parents and her children. Reluctantly, she commuted between North Carolina and New Jersey to ensure a better life for her family.[2]
Mrs. Jones migrated north to
KKK
) resulting in family harassment, threats, arson and other criminal acts. It was during this time (1968) that she, along with Dr Edwards and others, begin what would be her lifelong endeavor of helping young children.
Career
Mrs. Jones was one of the founding members of the Maxton Four County Community Services,
mentoring programs. She believed that the culture of poverty and the cycle of poverty
could be overcome through education. After her retirement in 1988, she often said that her greatest joy came from seeing her students become successful adults and positive contributors to society.
Marriage and children
In 1940 Mrs. Jones married Mr. Forest Jones, a decorated
US Army World War II
veteran and Master Mechanic, she was the mother to nine children, daughter: Rosemary Gordon and sons: Roger Jones, Carlton Bouldin, Perry Jones, Willie Jones, Colonel Jones, George Jones, Patrick Jones, and Michael Barton. Her offspring produced 29 grandchildren, and 37 great grandchildren at the time of her death.
Death
Effie Neal Jones died on April 30, 2002, at Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst, North Carolina of Heart Failure.
See also
References
- ^ "African Americans and the American Labor Movement". 15 August 2016.
- ^ William H. Frey, "The New Great Migration: Black Americans' Return to the South, 1965-2000", The Brookings Institution, May 2004, pp.1-3 Archived April 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, accessed 27 Feb 2009
- ^ Smith, Glenn (November 16, 2008). "Order of Tents true to Christian Code". The Post and Courier. Archived from the original on February 2, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Home". easternstar.org.
- ^ Hartford, Bruce (13 February 2013). "The Roots of Poverty". HuffPost.
- ^ "HS act". Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
Bibliography
- Effie Jones | Local Activist Dies; The Laurinburg Exchange; 6 May 2002
- Local Civil rights Activist Dies; The Robosonian; 6 May 2002
- William H. Frey, "The New Great Migration: Black Americans' Return to the South, 1965-2000", The Brookings Institution, May 2004, pp. 1–3, accessed 27 Feb 2009
- James Gilbert Cassedy, "African Americans and the American Labor Movement", Prologue', Summer 1997, Vol.29, No.2, accessed 28 Feb 2009
- Glenn Smith "The Post and Courier"; Sunday, November 16, 2008, accessed 28 Feb 2009
- Alma Lynn Bane, "The General Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star", accessed 28 Feb 2009
External links
- Office of Head Start (official)
- First Health of the Carolinas
- https://archive.today/20120801014002/http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/nov/16/order_tents_true_christian_code61882/
- Smith, Glenn (November 16, 2008). "Order of Tents true to Christian Code". The Post and Courier. Archived from the original on February 2, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- http://www.easternstar.org/The Order of the Eastern Star