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| Creator: | Nix, James, 1937- |
| Title: | Oral history with James Nix |
| Date: | 1993 Mar. 7, 1993 Mar. 7 |
| Description: | Oral history. Interview conducted on March 7, 1993 with James Nix (born 1937). In 1966, Mr. Nix formed a civil rights activist group called the Spirit. This group agitated for civil rights in Hattiesburg and served as bodyguards for local civil rights leaders. 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. |
| Types: | Transcripts | Oral histories |
| Subjects: | Nix, James, 1937- | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | Civil rights--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | Civil rights--Mississippi--Forrest County | Civil rights demonstrations--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | Civil rights demonstrations--Mississippi--Forrest County | Boycotts--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | Boycotts--Mississippi--Forrest County | Civil rights movements--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | Civil rights movements--Mississippi--Forrest County | African American veterans--Mississippi--Laurel | African American veterans--Mississippi--Jones County | Bodyguards--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | Bodyguards--Mississippi--Forrest County | Hattiesburg (Miss.) | Forrest County (Miss.) | Laurel (Miss.) | Jones County (Miss.) |
| Collection: | USM Oral History |
| Institution: | University of Southern Mississippi Libraries |
| Contributors: | Rowe, Sarah | 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 | 2000-05-05 |
| Original Material: | Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi, vol. 443, McCain Library, University of Southern Mississippi. |
| Rights and Usage: | Copyright Center for Oral History and Cultural HeritageNo unauthorized reproduction or publication |
| 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,5977 |
