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| Creator: | McDaniel, E. L. (Edward L.), 1934- |
| Title: | Oral history with Edward L. McDaniel |
| Date: | 1977 Aug. 12 |
| Description: | Oral history. Interview conducted on August 12, 1977 with Edward L. McDaniel (born 1934). Mr. McDaniel was instrumental in organizing the Ku Klux Klan in 1962 in Mississippi as the Grand Kleagle for the whole state. He started a state Klan in Laurel with the White Knights and was instrumental in drawing up that constitution. He was also elected Grand Dragon of the United Klans. This interview is part of the Civil Rights Documentation Project, funded by the Mississippi Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, and the University of Southern Mississippi. University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi, vol. 493, McCain Library, University of Southern Mississippi. 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. Transcripts Oral histories Copyright Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage. No unauthorized reproduction or publication. http://cdm.lib.usm.edu/u?/CRMD,47 |
| Types: | Oral histories | Transcripts |
| Subjects: | McDaniel, E. L. (Edward L.), 1934- | Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.) | Deacons for Defense and Justice | Race discrimination--Mississippi | Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) | White Citizens councils--Mississippi | Mississippi |
| Collection: | USM Oral History |
| Institution: | University of Southern Mississippi Libraries |
| Contributors: | Caudill, Orley B. | 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 | 2001-01-16 |
| 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,5287 |
