- Collection:
- Oral History
- Title:
- Oral history with Mrs. Vernon Keys
- Creator:
- Hill, Homer
Keys, Vernon J., Mrs., 1926- - Publisher:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage.
- Date of Original:
- 1994
- Subject:
- Civil rights workers
Civil rights movement - People:
- Keys, Vernon J., Mrs., 1926- --Interviews
- Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Oral history.; Ms. Vernon J. Keys was born in 1926. She graduated from Coahoma County Agricultural High School in Clarksdale and received a bachelor's degree in sociology from J.P. Campbell College, Jackson, Mississippi. Ms. Keys also studied at Rust College, Holly Springs, Mississippi, and the Chicago School of Cosmetology, Chicago, Illinois.Ms. Keys has held a number of positions, including secretary to the principal of Colored Schools, Clarksdale Separate District School; voucher examiner for the Chicago Procurement Office, USA Corps of Engineers; and registrar's assistant, Coahoma Community College, Clarksdale. Beginning in 1965, Ms. Keys worked with the Coahoma Opportunities, Inc. (COI), a community action agency working to improve the economic position of the poor of Coahoma County, Mississippi.
This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. - Metadata URL:
- https://usm.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_0890706c-bebb-4f58-b7a0-0b1e25485e78
- 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:
- Civil Rights Documentation Project
F341.5 .M57 vol. 662 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
- Rights:
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