Florence Taylor-Johnson, Clip 4: The Death of MLK

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Florence Taylor-Johnson

Date: Time Period: March 1968; 1995-02-16; Interview recorded: February 16 1995 Material: Digital audio recording made using an an audiocassette and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension: Total running time: 0:01:22

Creator: Florence Taylor-Johnson interviewed by Jackson Heights Community Development Corp. Youth Action Council, with Susie Tanenbaum. Identifier: aql:29020 taylor_johnson_florence_clip4

Description: In March 1968, Florence Taylor-Johnson was working at a local social security office. A few days after Florence started her employment, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. This event upset her very much and what angered her even more was the fact that people had acted like nothing had happened. She was so bothered by this experience that she decided to walk out. Her boss told her that if she left she would be fired and she calmly responded “I guess I’ll be fired”. She described the time period between the death of MLK and funeral as a “traumatic time”.

Title : Florence Taylor-Johnson, Clip 4: The Death of MLK

Collection : aql:20455; aql:29024

Creator : Florence Taylor-Johnson interviewed by Jackson Heights Community Development Corp. Youth Action Council, with Susie Tanenbaum.

Date : Time Period: March 1968; 1995-02-16; Interview recorded: February 16 1995

Summary/Description : In March 1968, Florence Taylor-Johnson was working at a local social security office. A few days after Florence started her employment, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. This event upset her very much and what angered her even more was the fact that people had acted like nothing had happened. She was so bothered by this experience that she decided to walk out. Her boss told her that if she left she would be fired and she calmly responded “I guess I’ll be fired”. She described the time period between the death of MLK and funeral as a “traumatic time”.

Subject : Civil rights movements; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

Relation : Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Florence Taylor-Johnson

Rights : Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Locations discussed: Elmhurst, Queens, NY Elmhurst (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using an an audiocassette and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:01:22

Identifier : aql:29020 taylor_johnson_florence_clip4