usm_coh_ohbankse ohbankse coh usm yes Oral history with Mr. Earl W. Banks Banks, Earl W., 1905-1986 Alcorn University Jackson State University Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.) Civil rights--Mississippi--Jackson Civil rights--Mississippi--Hinds County Civil rights workers--Mississippi--Jackson Civil rights workers--Mississippi--Hinds County Jackson (Miss.)--Race relations Hinds County (Miss.)--Race relations Banks and banking--Mississippi Funeral homes--Mississippi--Jackson Banks, Earl W., 1905-1986 Oral history. Interview conducted on August 26, 1975 with Earl W. Banks, 1905-1986. He enrolled at Alcorn University in Lorman, Mississippi, for one year, then transferred to Jackson State University where he completed high school. He continued in the program at Jackson State University for two years, then transferred to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, where he finished his undergraduate degree in 1926. After graduation, Mr. Banks returned to Jackson and became a partner in Peoples Funeral Home. While in Jackson, Mr. Banks was well-known for his active support of civic improvement projects. He participated in fund-raising for St. Dominic's Hospital and the YMCA. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the State Mutual Federal Savings and Loan Association, and worked with the United Way. Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Hattiesburg, Miss.: University of Southern Mississippi Libraries Garvey, Mike 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) 2002-01-24 Transcripts Oral histories http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/coh,9586 (Extent) Digital reproduction of 24-page document. Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi, vol. 380, 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. 1975-08-26 Jackson (Miss.) Hinds 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