Summersode 12: Grandma Was a Voodoo Priestess

Grandma Was a Voodoo Priestess

Marsha P. Johnson, Part 2

Last week we discussed all that Marsha accomplished as well as her unsolved death and immediate family. In part 2 covering Marsha P. Johnson, we continue the conversation with her nephew Al Michaels and learn more about her parents and ancestors, including her grandmother, a Voodoo priestess..

To see all our sources and information discussed in the show, you can go to last week’s episode, Queen Marsha.

Alberta Claiborne Michaels (1910-1983), mother of Marsha P. Johnson

Dora Claiborne Hicks (1899-1996), family historian, Marsha’s aunt and sister of Alberta

Dorcas Claiborne (1856-1935), great-grandmother of Marsha

An article covering part of the trial we discussed involving Marsha’s first cousin, Lawrence Jones (1939-2007)
Source: The Fresno Bee, 11 Apr il 1978

A wonderful tribute to Marsha P. Johnson.
Source: New York Newsday, 15 July 1992