Interview with Ron Ellis

Description:	Interview with Ronald Ellis, a member of the Jeffersonville (Ind.) City Council and pastor of DePauw Memorial United Methodist Church, New Albany, Ind. The interview was conducted by Judy Martin on February 17, 2022, as part of the Jeffersonville Township Public Library’s project on the impact of the COVID pandemic and protests on individual lives. Mr. Ellis discusses how he first learned about COVID, his church coping with the pandemic, the difficulties he faced maintaining contact with the constituents he represents on the city council, how COVID affected him personally, the Breonna Taylor protests in Louisville, his personal reactions to the shooting, relationship to local police officials, what sources he relies on for news, and his thoughts about the importance of the news media in providing information to the public.
Origin:	2022-02-17
Created By:	Ellis, Ronald; Martin, Judy
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll12/id/1498
Collection:	Jeffersonville Township Public Library
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/;
Subjects:	COVID-19 (Disease)—Clark County, Indiana—History Civil rights demonstrations—Kentucky—Louisville

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