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| Creator: | Fells, Bert |
| Title: | Oral history with Bert Fells |
| Date: | 1976 Oct. 25 |
| Description: | Oral history.Interview conducted on October 25, 1976 with Bert Fells, a Hattiesburg native. Mr. Fells served in the Air Force from 1966 to 1969, including a tour in Vietnam. In 1972, he returned to Mississippi to live and became director of Forrest Stone Area Opportunity, Inc. At the time of this interview, he was the Executive Director of the Head Start Program. Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services to the University of Southern Mississippi. |
| Types: | Transcripts | Oral histories |
| Subjects: | Fells, Bert | Project Head Start (U.S.) | Community Action Program (U.S.) | United States. Air Force | Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Veterans | African American veterans--Mississippi | Civil rights--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | Civil rights--Mississippi--Forrest County | African Americans--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | African Americans--Mississippi--Forrest County | African Americans--Education--Mississippi | Hattiesburg (Miss.) | Forrest County (Miss.) |
| Collection: | USM Oral History |
| Institution: | University of Southern Mississippi Libraries |
| Contributors: | Garvey, Mike | Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage | University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries | Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive Collection (University of Southern Mississippi) | Mississippi Oral History Program Collection (Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive) |
| Online Publisher: | Hattiesburg, Miss.: University of Southern Mississippi Libraries | 2000-05-11 |
| Original Material: | Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi, vol. 721, McCain Library, University of Southern Mississippi. |
| Rights and Usage: | Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. |
| Related Materials: | Forms part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of the Mississippi Oral History Program Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. Forms part of the Mississippi Digital Library. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/coh,2418 |
