Talented actress Loretta Williams reenacts Mother Jones at events sponsored by the Mother Jones Museum and Union Miners Cemetery in Mt Olive as well as by the Illinois Coal Museum in Gillespie, and at many downstate events. She portrayed Mother Jones at the recent centennial celebration of the Battle of Blair Mountain in West Virginia. Here are some of Loretta’s wonderful performances as Mother Jones:
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And WATCH this fascinating presentation by Ms. Williams as she explains how she embodies Mother Jones.
https://uofi.box.com/s/tctv9zgwb21gc920fvs0x8p7u6ntf5x4