Oral History
Civil rights related oral histories including primarily discussing events in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Date of Original
1940/1970
Subject
Civil rights movement
Location
United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
Medium
oral histories (literary works)
Type
Text
Description
Civil rights related oral histories including primarily discussing events in the 1950's and 1960's. Notable collections include:
The Civil Rights Documentation Project containing oral histories by civil rights leaders Charles Cobb, Charles Evers, Aaron Henry, and Hollis Watkins. This collection also includes oral histories of race-baiting governor Ross Barnett, national White Citizens Council leader William J. Simmons, and State Sovereignty head Erle Johnston.
The Biloxi Beach wade-ins collection which offers insight into the 1959 movement to integrate the beaches through non-violent protest led by Dr. Gilbert R. Mason, Sr. It covers the wade-ins and the community involved in the planning, carrying out, and aftermath of these protests.
Contributing Institution
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
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