usm_coh_ohbarnettr ohbarnettr coh usm yes Oral history with the Honorable Ross Robert Barnett, former governor of the State of Mississippi. Barnett, Ross R. (Ross Robert), 1898-1987 Politics, Practical--Mississippi African Americans--Civil rights State rights Governors--Mississippi Lawyers--Mississippi Mississippi--Politics and government--1951- Segregation--Mississippi Federal-state controversies Civil rights Civil rights movements Race relations Politics and government University of Mississippi Democratic Party (Miss.) Barnett, Ross R. (Ross Robert), 1898-1987 Oral history. Interview conducted on May 8, 1971 with the Honorable Ross Robert Barnett in Jackson, Mississippi. Barnett was born on January 22, 1898 in Leake County, Mississippi. He graduated with his B.A. from Mississippi College in 1924. In 1926, he graduated from the University of Mississippi with his law degree. Barnett was inaugurated as the governor of the State of Mississippi on January 19, 1960. During his term, he was active in the States' Rights movement as well as boosting the Mississippi economy. 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 McMillen, Neil 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,8370 (Extent) Digital reproduction of 47-page document. F342.5.M57 vol. 26 Part 1, McCain Library, University of Southern Mississippi. Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi, vol. 26 Part 1, 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. 1971-05-08 Mississippi 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