- Collection:
- Oral History
- Title:
- Oral history with Mr. C.J. Duckworth
- Creator:
- Duckworth, C. J., 1911-
Garvey, Michael
Bolton, Charles C - Publisher:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage.
- Date of Original:
- 1975-12-12
1976-01-19
1991-01-23 - Subject:
- Civil rights workers
Civil rights movement - People:
- Duckworth, C. J., 1911- --Interviews
- Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Oral history.; Three interviews conducted on December 12, 1975, January 19, 1976, and January 23, 1991 with Mr. C.J. Duckworth in his office in Jackson, Mississippi.Duckworth was born in Summerland, Mississippi, Smith County, on February 25, 1911.He enrolled in Alcorn State College (now Alcorn State University) but left early to accept a teaching position in Jasper County.After World War II, Duckworth returned to Alcorn and graduated in 1948.He went on to complete a master's degree at Tuskegee Institute in 1955.He taught and served as principal in the public school systems in Heidelberg, Columbia, Pascagoula and Biloxi. In 1966, Duckworth was elected president of the Mississippi Teachers Association and in that same year was elected president of the American Teachers Association.He served as Executive Secretary of the Mississippi Teachers Association.
Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. - Metadata URL:
- https://usm.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_33015fa8-b9e7-4474-a9eb-7e15b7fe70ad
- Language:
- eng
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- Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
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