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| Creator: | Wroten, Joseph E., 1925- |
| Title: | Oral history with Joseph E. Wroten |
| Date: | 1993 Nov. 4 |
| Description: | Oral history.Interview conducted on November 4, 1993 with Joseph E. Wroten (born 1925). Mr. Wroten became famous as one of only two Mississippi House Representatives who voted in favor of allowing blacks to enroll at the University of Mississippi. |
| Types: | Transcripts | Oral histories |
| Subjects: | Wroten, Joseph E., 1925- | Carter, Hodding, 1907-1972 | Meredith, James, 1933- | Wiesenburg, Karl | Civil rights--Mississippi | Racism--Political aspects | Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka | Mississippi Freedom Project | Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) | Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | Mississippi--Politics and government--1951- | Politicians--Mississippi | Mississippi--Race reltions | Legislators--Mississippi--Interviews | Legislators--Mississippi--Washington County--Interviews | Mississippi | Oxford (Miss.) | Lafayette County (Miss.) | Sunflower County (Miss.) | Washington County (Miss.) |
| Collection: | USM Oral History |
| Institution: | University of Southern Mississippi Libraries |
| Contributors: | Katagiri, Yasuhiro | 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 | 2000-05-04 |
| Original Material: | Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi, vol. 476, McCain Library, University of Southern Mississippi. |
| Rights and Usage: | Copyright Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage. No 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,7986 |
