- Collection:
- Oral History
- Title:
- Oral history with Mr. Charles Johnson, Jr.
- Creator:
- Garvey, Mike
Johnson, Charles Allen, 1911- - Publisher:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage.
- Date of Original:
- 1975
- Subject:
- Civil rights workers
Civil rights movement - People:
- Johnson, Charles Allen, 1911- --Interviews
- Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Oral history.; Interview conducted on August 26, 1975 with Mr. Charles Johnson at his home in Jackson, Mississippi.Johnson was born in 1911 in Amory, Mississippi.After receiving a degree in Science from Mississippi State University, he began his long career in education.Johnson was a science teacher until in 1951 when he accepted the position of school superintendent of the Starkville Public Schools. In 1965, he was selected to be the Executive Secretary of the Mississippi Education Association (MEA).He served this association for ten years and during that time MEA's membership increased fifteen thousand and an improved organizational structure was developed.Johnson has been the recipient of many awards and honors.They include Life Membership from the PTA, Life Membership from the MEA, Phi Delta Kappa, Governor's Citation, and a Concurrent Resolution of Commendation by the Mississippi House and Senate.
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_ee8d28f0-0057-418f-9853-46e46171dad5
- Language:
- eng
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- Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
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