- Collection:
- Oral History
- Title:
- Oral history with Edward Blackmon, Jr.
- Creator:
- Blackmon, Edward, Jr
Orey, Byron D'Andra - Publisher:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage.
- Date of Original:
- 2009
- Subject:
- Civil rights movement
Mississippi. Legislature
Segregation
Voting - People:
- Blackmon, Edward, Jr.--Interviews
- Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Oral history.; Interview conducted with Edward Blackmon, Jr. in Canton, Mississippi on June 26, 2009.Edward Blackmon, Jr. was born and grew up in Canton, Mississippi in 1947.He graduated from Rogers Senior High School and went on first to the Tuskegee Institute and finally to Tougaloo College, where he received a degree in political science.He earned his law degree from George Washington University in Washington, DC in 1973.He was affiliated with the NAACP, the Magnolia American Bar Associations, and the Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association. Blackmon was first elected to the state legislature in 1979, and again in 1984.
- Metadata URL:
- https://usm.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_39aa0956-0794-4001-b85a-441016b68f0a
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- University Libraries provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. 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. When possible, we have provided information regarding the copyright right status of an item; however, the information we have may not be accurate or complete. Obtaining permissions to publish or otherwise use is the sole responsibility of the user.
- Original Collection:
- Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus
F341.5.M57 vol. 851 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
- Rights:
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