From collection Oral History Collection
Flora Shanklin Oral History Interview Audio
Interview for the Muhammad Ali Oral History Project with Flora Shanklin and her daughter, Vicky Skinner, about their sister and aunt, respectively. Alberta O. Jones was the first female, African-American woman to pass the Kentucky Bar and the first female and African-American to serve as a prosecutor in Louisville, Kentucky. Their interview brings to light Alberta's full role with the Louisville Sponsoring Group and her relationship with Muhammad Ali. It also focuses on her own activism and legacy.
