usm_coh_ohdavisr ohdavisr coh usm yes Oral history with the Honorable Russell C. Davis, mayor of the City of Jackson Davis, Russell C. Legislators--Mississippi Mayors--Mississippi--Jackson Mayors--Mississippi--Hinds County Civil rights--Mississippi--Jackson Civil rights--Mississippi-Hinds County Civil rights movements--Mississippi--Jackson Civil rights movements--Mississippi--Hinds County African Americans--Mississippi--Jackson African Americans--Mississippi--Hinds County State governments--Mississippi Insurance agents--Mississippi Family--Mississippi College students--Maryland Veterans--Mississippi Ordnance, Naval Firearms Peace-building--Mississippi--Jackson Peace-building--Mississippi--Hinds County Violence--Mississippi--Jackson Violence--Mississippi--Hinds County Shooting--Mississippi--Jackson Shooting--Mississippi--Hinds County Men--Mississippi University of Maryland Jackson State College--Riot, May 14, 1970 World War, 1939-1945 Mississippi. Legislature. House of Representatives Davis, Russell C. Oral history. Interview conducted on August 21, 1972 with the Honorable Russell C. Davis in his office in Jackson, Mississippi. He was born in Rockville, Maryland. After completing two years at the University of Maryland, Davis took employment in a U.S. Naval gun factory while awaiting a call to the military service. During World War II, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was stationed in Jackson, Mississippi in 1944. After the war, Davis joined his father-in-law in his insurance agency until he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives. In July of 1969, Davis took office as Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi. He entered office during a tumultuous time in the South and he tried to advocate moderation and peace in the city of Jackson. Davis explains how he tried to keep the peace in the city of Jackson after the Jackson State shootings. 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 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) 2002-02-13 Transcripts Oral histories http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/coh,1608 (Extent) Digital reproduction of 107-page document. Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi, vol. 55, 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. 1972-08-21 Jackson (Miss.) Hinds County (Miss.) 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