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| Creator: | Duckworth, C. J., 1911- |
| Title: | Oral history with Mr. C.J. Duckworth |
| Date: | 1975 Dec. 12, 1976 Jan. 19, 1991 Jan. 23 |
| Description: | Oral history. Three interviews conducted on December 12, 1975, January 19, 1976, and January 23, 1991 with Mr. C.J. Duckworth in his office in Jackson, Mississippi. Duckworth was born in Summerland, Mississippi, Smith County, on February 25, 1911. He enrolled in Alcorn State College (now Alcorn State University) but left early to accept a teaching position in Jasper County. After World War II, Duckworth returned to Alcorn and graduated in 1948. He went on to complete a master's degree at Tuskegee Institute in 1955. He taught and served as principal in the public school systems in Heidelberg, Columbia, Pascagoula and Biloxi. In 1966, Duckworth was elected president of the Mississippi Teachers Association and in that same year was elected president of the American Teachers Association. He served as Executive Secretary of the Mississippi Teachers Association. Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. |
| Types: | Transcripts | Oral histories |
| Subjects: | Duckworth, C. J., 1911- | African American civil rights workers--Mississippi--Interviews | African Americans--Mississippi | African American teachers--Mississippi | Teachers--Mississippi--Jasper County | Educators--Mississippi | Civil rights--Mississippi | Civil rights workers--Mississippi | Civil rights movements--Mississippi | Men--Mississippi | Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College--Students | African American universities and colleges | African Americans--Education (Higher) | College students--Mississippi | College graduates--Mississippi | Graduate students--Mississippi | Education--Mississippi | Race relations | Mississippi | Jasper County (Miss.) |
| Collection: | USM Oral History |
| Institution: | University of Southern Mississippi Libraries |
| Contributors: | Garvey, Michael | Bolton, Charles C. | 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 | 2002-02-07 |
| Original Material: | Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi, vol. 352, 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,1829 |
