usm_coh_mus-ohevans mus-ohevans coh usm yes Oral history with Mr. Wilson Evans II Evans, Wilson, 1924- Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) Civil rights--Mississippi--Gulfport Civil rights--Mississippi--Harrison County Labor unions--Mississippi--Gulfport Labor unions--Mississippi--Harrison County Race relations--Mississippi--Gulfport Race relations--Mississippi--Harrison County African American veterans--Mississippi--Gulfport African American veterans--Mississippi--Harrison County Stevedores--Mississippi--Gulfport Stevedores--Mississippi--Harrison County Dahmer, Vernon Ferdinand, 1908-1966 Evers, Medgar Wiley, 1925-1963 Evans, Wilson, 1924- Henry, Aaron, 1922- Oral history. Interview conducted on 06-11-1981 with Mr. Wilson Evans II (born 1924). Evans began his long career as a union leader in Gulfport in 1950, later becoming president of the union. This interview covers topics as diverse as his service career, voting rights for black war veterans, and union management. However, race relations remain the common theme, especially relations between white and black union members and the immediate postwar racial climate in Gulfport. 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 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) 2000-05-18 Transcripts Oral histories http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/coh,2174 Digital reproduction of 60-page document. Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi, vol. 638, 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. 1981-06-11 McComb (Miss.) Pike County (Miss.) Gulfport (Miss.) Harrison 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