usm_coh_ohbishope ohbishope coh usm yes Oral history with Mayor E.S. Bishop, Sr. Bishop, E. S. (Edward S.), 1907- Civil rights African American mayors--Mississippi--Corinth Educators--Mississippi High school principals--Mississippi--Jackson Teachers--Mississippi--Jackson Race relations School integration--Mississippi Segregation--Mississippi Mississippi--Politics and government State governments Bishop, E. S. (Edward S.), 1907- Oral history. Interview conducted on February 27, 1991 in the city hall of Corinth, Mississippi with Mayor Edward S. Bishop, Sr. Bishop was born in Starkville, Mississippi on December 11, 1907. In 1926, he completed high school at Jackson College, now Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. Bishop then went on to complete a B.A. in history and political science in 1930. Between 1930 and 1935, he taught high school in Jackson. In 1935, Bishop became principal of Scales Street School, later Easom High School, in Corinth, Mississippi, where he remained until 1969. After that, Bishop served as Director of Federal Programs for Corinth Public Schools, State Director of the Governor's Council on Children, Executive Director of the Alcorn County Human Resource Agency, and Executive Director of the Tennessee Valley Community Development Corporation. Upon the resignation of Mayor Jack Holt in 1989, Bishop was elevated to the mayor's office to complete the unfinished term. 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 Bolton, Charles C. 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) 2002-01-25 Transcripts Oral histories http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/coh,9997 (Extent) Digital reproduction of 30-page document. Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi, vol. 358, 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. 1991-02-27 Mississippi Corinth (Miss.) Jackson (Miss.) Alcorn County (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. 20110708 153954