- Collection:
- Oral History
- Title:
- Oral history with Mr. Semmes Luckett
- Creator:
- Healy, Thomas James, 1949-
Luckett, Semmes, 1905-1987 - Publisher:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage.
- Date of Original:
- 1977
- Subject:
- Civil rights workers
Civil rights movement - People:
- Luckett, Semmes, 1905-1987--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 September 14, 1977 with Mr. Semmes Luckett, attorney at law, at his office in Clarksdale, Mississippi.Luckett was born on October 28, 1905 in Yazoo City, Mississippi.He entered the University of Mississippi in 1923 and graduated from law school in 1928.Luckett began his law practice in Greenwood, Mississippi. In 1932, he accepted an offer to join a firm in Clarksdale and practiced law there until shortly before his death in 1987.Luckett was active in community and civic affairs.He was chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee of Coahoma County for many years.
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_67d11750-042a-4aa6-9f7c-8de897899b84
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
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- Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
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