usm_coh_mus-ohrogers mus-ohrogers coh usm yes Oral history with George Rogers Rogers, George W., 1927- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Rhodes scholarships Civil rights--Mississippi Legislators--Mississippi Education--Mississippi School integration--Mississippi Rogers, George W., 1927- Oral history. Interview conducted on November 16, 1977 with George Rogers (born 1927). Mr. Rogers, a Rhodes Scholar, was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, where he served for more than twenty years. He became well known for his dedication to education reform in Mississippi and served as chairman of the education committee for many years. He worked closely on the Minimum Foundation Program, on reforming the leasing laws for sixteenth-section land. 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. Hattiesburg, Miss.: University of Southern Mississippi Libraries Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi, vol. 652, 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. Transcripts Oral histories Copyright Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage. No unauthorized reproduction or publication. http://cdm.lib.usm.edu/u?/CRMD,54 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) 2000-05-08 Oral histories Transcripts http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/coh,9208 Digital reproduction of print document. 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. 1977-11-16 Mississippi 20090817 151132