Simmons, William J., 1916-
Biography:
Simmons was born in 1916 in Utica, Mississippi. He attended Millsaps College and Mississippi College, graduating from the latter in 1937. After serving in World War II, Simmons returned to Jackson, Mississippi and became active in organizing the Jackson Citizens' Council. He devoted his full-time service to the Citizens' Council movement. Simmons functioned as editor and publisher of The Citizen, Administrator of Citizens' Councils of America, and President of Citizens' Council Forum. As a Citizens' Council representative, he appeared on local and network television and spoke before audiences throughout the United States. Simmons published "Race in America: The Conservative Stand" in The Search For America.
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Archival Collections and Reference Resources
- Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive (University of Southern Mississippi Libraries)
- Letter, Ney M. Gore, Jr. to W. J. Simmons; October 12, 1955 (Letters (correspondence))
- Letter, W. J. Simmons to Ross R. Barnett; May 6, 1969 (Letters (correspondence))
- Letter, William J. Simmons to Erle Johnston, Jr.; November 18, 1987 (Letters (correspondence))
- Letter, William J. Simmons to Erle Johnston, Jr.; November 25, 1987 (Text)
- Photograph of William J. Simmons; circa 1950s (Black-and-white photographs)
- Eyes on the Prize Interviews (Washington University in St. Louis University Libraries)
- USM Oral History (University of Southern Mississippi Libraries)