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Clement, Irma, Bronx African American History Project
Clement, Irma, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Interviewee: Irma Clement
Interviewers: Mark Naison,Lionel Spencer and Donna Joseph, and Saudah Muhammad
Transcribed by Amy Rini, 10-17-22, revised 3.23
Ms. Irma Clement is the oldest member of Eta Omega Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., ®and has been a member of the Sorority for over seventy-five years. She was born 1920 in Joliet, Illinois and grew up in Alcoa Tennessee.
Ms. Clement attended segregated schools and noted that the “all black” teachers inspired her and sparked a fire of determination to continue her education beyond the poverty and limitations of the circumstances. She graduated from high school …