Oral history with Vera Mae Perkins; 2003

Oral history.; Interview conducted on May 8, 2003 with Vera Mae Perkins. Vera Mae Buckley Perkins was born to Rozel Williams and Garland Young in New Hebron, Mississippi in August 1933. Her mother was a cosmetologist and her father was a farmer, then a longshoreman in New Orleans, Louisiana. Perkins went to school at Lilly Hill in Simpson County. After graduating from high school, she attended Alcorn University, leaving in order to marry Rev. John Perkins in June 1951. While her husband was in the service overseas, Vera Mae moved to Hattiesburg, Mississippi and attended Young's Beauty School. John and Vera Mae Perkins had eight children together, four boys and four girls. They moved back to Jackson, Mississippi in 1960. It was shortly after that when Vera Mae and John began traveling to local public schools and teaching Bible lessons. With growing support from the community, the couple established the Voice of Calvary Mission. Their ministries would continue growing and expanding throughout the country. The couple continued their evangelical efforts with much support, subsequently moving to Pasadena, California in 1982, Dallas, Texas in 1995, and finally back to Jackson the following year, where they have remained.

Oral history.; Interview conducted on May 8, 2003 with Vera Mae Perkins. Vera Mae Buckley Perkins was born to Rozel Williams and Garland Young in New Hebron, Mississippi in August 1933. Her mother was a cosmetologist and her father was a farmer, then a longshoreman in New Orleans, Louisiana. Perkins went to school at Lilly Hill in Simpson County. After graduating from high school, she attended Alcorn University, leaving in order to marry Rev. John Perkins in June 1951. While her husband was in the service overseas, Vera Mae moved to Hattiesburg, Mississippi and attended Young's Beauty School. John and Vera Mae Perkins had eight children together, four boys and four girls. They moved back to Jackson, Mississippi in 1960. It was shortly after that when Vera Mae and John began traveling to local public schools and teaching Bible lessons. With growing support from the community, the couple established the Voice of Calvary Mission. Their ministries would continue growing and expanding throughout the country. The couple continued their evangelical efforts with much support, subsequently moving to Pasadena, California in 1982, Dallas, Texas in 1995, and finally back to Jackson the following year, where they have remained.

Oral history.; Interview conducted on May 8, 2003 with Vera Mae Perkins. Vera Mae Buckley Perkins was born to Rozel Williams and Garland Young in New Hebron, Mississippi in August 1933. Her mother was a cosmetologist and her father was a farmer, then a longshoreman in New Orleans, Louisiana. Perkins went to school at Lilly Hill in Simpson County. After graduating from high school, she attended Alcorn University, leaving in order to marry Rev. John Perkins in June 1951. While her husband was in the service overseas, Vera Mae moved to Hattiesburg, Mississippi and attended Young's Beauty School. John and Vera Mae Perkins had eight children together, four boys and four girls. They moved back to Jackson, Mississippi in 1960. It was shortly after that when Vera Mae and John began traveling to local public schools and teaching Bible lessons. With growing support from the community, the couple established the Voice of Calvary Mission. Their ministries would continue growing and expanding throughout the country. The couple continued their evangelical efforts with much support, subsequently moving to Pasadena, California in 1982, Dallas, Texas in 1995, and finally back to Jackson the following year, where they have remained.

Oral history.; Interview conducted on May 8, 2003 with Vera Mae Perkins. Vera Mae Buckley Perkins was born to Rozel Williams and Garland Young in New Hebron, Mississippi in August 1933. Her mother was a cosmetologist and her father was a farmer, then a longshoreman in New Orleans, Louisiana. Perkins went to school at Lilly Hill in Simpson County. After graduating from high school, she attended Alcorn University, leaving in order to marry Rev. John Perkins in June 1951. While her husband was in the service overseas, Vera Mae moved to Hattiesburg, Mississippi and attended Young's Beauty School. John and Vera Mae Perkins had eight children together, four boys and four girls. They moved back to Jackson, Mississippi in 1960. It was shortly after that when Vera Mae and John began traveling to local public schools and teaching Bible lessons. With growing support from the community, the couple established the Voice of Calvary Mission. Their ministries would continue growing and expanding throughout the country. The couple continued their evangelical efforts with much support, subsequently moving to Pasadena, California in 1982, Dallas, Texas in 1995, and finally back to Jackson the following year, where they have remained.