usm_coh_mus-ohcarthan mus-ohcarthan coh usm yes Oral history with Eddie Carthan Carthan, Eddie, 1949- African American politicians--Mississippi African American mayors--Mississippi--Tchula--Interviews Local governmnent--Mississippi--Tchula African American teachers--Mississippi Public schools--Mississippi--Holmes County Tchula (Miss.)--Social conditions Carthan, Eddie, 1949- Oral history. An interview conducted on March 22, 1979 with Eddie Carthan (born 1949). Mr. Carthan taught school at Durant Attendance Center and at Saints College in Lexington, Mississippi, and has owned and operated several businesses in Tchula, Mississippi. He also worked for the U.S. Department of Commerce in the Office of Minority Business Enterprise as a business developer. He was elected to the Holmes County School Board in 1972. In 1979, he was elected mayor of Tchula and served two terms. He was the first African-American elected to the position. 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. Hattiesburg, Miss.: University of Southern Mississippi Libraries Pyle, R. Wayne 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) 2000-05-17 Transcripts Oral histories http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/coh,688 Digital reproduction of 42-page document. Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi, vol. 478, 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. Forms part of University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. Forms part of the Mississippi Digital Library. 1979-03-22 Tchula (Miss.) Mississippi Holmes County (Miss.) 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. 20090817 151132