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Donald L. Simons

Russell Lee Calvert

Diana McKnight Morton

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Don Simons was interviewed after a preliminary screening of the documentary film There Went The Neighborhood: The Closing of Jones School at the State Theatre on April 16, 2023. He recounts his experiences as a Black athlete in Ann Arbor.

More interviews are available in the There Went The Neighborhood Interview Archive.

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LOH Education - Jones School

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