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Oral history.; Transcript of interview with Otha Burton conducted on July 9, 1999. Otha Burton was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1950. He received his B.A. and M.A.T. degrees from Jackson State University, and a Ph.D. from Mississippi State in 1997. He took part in civil rights activism in Vicksburg to press for integration of schools and businesses. He discusses race relations in Vicksburg in the twentieth century and the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on the city. He includes Vicksburg's Freedom Summer, the role of leaders, like Eddie McBride and Medgar Evers, and the importance of the Vicksburg Citizens' Appeal.

1999-07-09

Oral history.; Interview with Otha Burton conducted on July 9, 1999. Otha Burton was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1950. He received his B.A. and M.A.T. degrees from Jackson State University, and a Ph.D. from Mississippi State in 1997. He took part in civil rights activism in Vicksburg to press for integration of schools and businesses. He discusses race relations in Vicksburg in the twentieth century and the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on the city. He includes Vicksburg's Freedom Summer, the role of leaders, like Eddie McBride and Medgar Evers, and the importance of the Vicksburg Citizens' Appeal.

1999-07-09

Oral history.; Interview with Otha Burton conducted on July 9, 1999. Otha Burton was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1950. He received his B.A. and M.A.T. degrees from Jackson State University, and a Ph.D. from Mississippi State in 1997. He took part in civil rights activism in Vicksburg to press for integration of schools and businesses. He discusses race relations in Vicksburg in the twentieth century and the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on the city. He includes Vicksburg's Freedom Summer, the role of leaders, like Eddie McBride and Medgar Evers, and the importance of the Vicksburg Citizens' Appeal.

1999-07-09

Oral history.; Interview with Otha Burton conducted on July 9, 1999. Otha Burton was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1950. He received his B.A. and M.A.T. degrees from Jackson State University, and a Ph.D. from Mississippi State in 1997. He took part in civil rights activism in Vicksburg to press for integration of schools and businesses. He discusses race relations in Vicksburg in the twentieth century and the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on the city. He includes Vicksburg's Freedom Summer, the role of leaders, like Eddie McBride and Medgar Evers, and the importance of the Vicksburg Citizens' Appeal.

1999-07-09

Oral history.; Interview with Charles Chiplin conducted on June 25, 1999. Charles K. Chiplin was born in 1947 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He participated in many aspects of the Vicksburg civil rights movement, as an attendee at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City when the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenged the Mississippi Democrats. He also worked with the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), as well as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

1999-06-25

Oral history.; Interview with Charles Chiplin conducted on June 25, 1999. Charles K. Chiplin was born in 1947 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He participated in many aspects of the Vicksburg civil rights movement, as an attendee at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City when the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenged the Mississippi Democrats. He also worked with the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), as well as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

1999-06-25

Oral history.; Transcript of interview with Charles Chiplin conducted on June 25, 1999. Charles K. Chiplin was born in 1947 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He participated in many aspects of the Vicksburg civil rights movement, as an attendee at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City when the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenged the Mississippi Democrats. He also worked with the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), as well as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

1999-06-25

Oral history.; Interview with Lee Willie Miller conducted on July 29, 1999. Lee Willie Miller was born in 1917 in Stampley, Mississippi on a 220-acre plantation owned by her father. After her father died, she moved to Jackson in 1930 and then to Vicksburg in 1940 where she married and settled. She worked at the YMCA in catering and joined the NAACP in 1950. Miller traveled around the country to attend NAACP National Conventions in Detroit, Cleveland, and Chicago and was active at home in Mississippi working for African American civil rights.

1999-07-29

Oral history.; Interview with Lee Willie Miller conducted on July 29, 1999. Lee Willie Miller was born in 1917 in Stampley, Mississippi on a 220-acre plantation owned by her father. After her father died, she moved to Jackson in 1930 and then to Vicksburg in 1940 where she married and settled. She worked at the YMCA in catering and joined the NAACP in 1950. Miller traveled around the country to attend NAACP National Conventions in Detroit, Cleveland, and Chicago and was active at home in Mississippi working for African American civil rights.

1999-07-29

Oral history.; Interview with Lee Willie Miller conducted on July 29, 1999. Lee Willie Miller was born in 1917 in Stampley, Mississippi on a 220-acre plantation owned by her father. After her father died, she moved to Jackson in 1930 and then to Vicksburg in 1940 where she married and settled. She worked at the YMCA in catering and joined the NAACP in 1950. Miller traveled around the country to attend NAACP National Conventions in Detroit, Cleveland, and Chicago and was active at home in Mississippi working for African American civil rights.

1999-07-29

Oral history.; Transcript of interview with Lee Willie Miller conducted on July 29, 1999. Lee Willie Miller was born in 1917 in Stampley, Mississippi on a 220-acre plantation owned by her father. After her father died, she moved to Jackson in 1930 and then to Vicksburg in 1940 where she married and settled. She worked at the YMCA in catering and joined the NAACP in 1950. Miller traveled around the country to attend NAACP National Conventions in Detroit, Cleveland, and Chicago and was active at home in Mississippi working for African American civil rights.

1999-07-29

Oral history; Transcript of interview conducted June 18, 1999 with Ollye Brown Shirley. Ollye Brown Shirley was born in Mound Bayou, Mississippi. She graduated from Mound Bayou High School in 1949 and then studied at Tougaloo College. She went on to Mississippi College for a Master's degree in counseling, and she was one of three black students to integrate the school in 1969. She continued her education with an Education Specialist's degree from Jackson State, and a Ph.D. from the University of Mississippi in higher education in 1988. Shirley serves as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of First American Bank, an African American-owned bank.

1999-06-18

Oral history.; Interview conducted June 18, 1999 with Ollye Brown Shirley. Ollye Brown Shirley was born in Mound Bayou, Mississippi. She graduated from Mound Bayou High School in 1949 and then studied at Tougaloo College. She went on to Mississippi College for a Master's degree in counseling, and she was one of three black students to integrate the school in 1969. She continued her education with an Education Specialist's degree from Jackson State, and a Ph.D. from the University of Mississippi in higher education in 1988. Shirley serves as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of First American Bank, an African American-owned bank.

1999-06-18

Oral history.; Interview conducted June 18, 1999 with Ollye Brown Shirley. Ollye Brown Shirley was born in Mound Bayou, Mississippi. She graduated from Mound Bayou High School in 1949 and then studied at Tougaloo College. She went on to Mississippi College for a Master's degree in counseling, and she was one of three black students to integrate the school in 1969. She continued her education with an Education Specialist's degree from Jackson State, and a Ph.D. from the University of Mississippi in higher education in 1988. Shirley serves as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of First American Bank, an African American-owned bank.

1999-06-18

Oral history; Interview conducted June 18, 1999 with Ollye Brown Shirley. Ollye Brown Shirley was born in Mound Bayou, Mississippi. She graduated from Mound Bayou High School in 1949 and then studied at Tougaloo College. She went on to Mississippi College for a Master's degree in counseling, and she was one of three black students to integrate the school in 1969. She continued her education with an Education Specialist's degree from Jackson State, and a Ph.D. from the University of Mississippi in higher education in 1988. Shirley serves as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of First American Bank, an African American-owned bank.

1999-06-18

Oral history.; Transcript of interview conducted on June 28, 1999 with Eddie Thomas. Eddie Thomas Sr. is a barber and a resident of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Mr. Thomas was born in Sharkey County at Nitta Yuma, Mississippi in 1926 and moved to Vicksburg in 1946. He was educated in the public school system in Vicksburg. He worked for Mr. E. C. Clay in the Palace Barber Shop from 1946 to 1963, when Mr. Clay passed away and left the shop to Mr. Thomas. He has operated under the same name ever since, at several locations in Vicksburg. Thomas is active in numerous civic organizations, including the Chamber of Commerce, the United Way, and the NAACP.

1999-06-28

Oral history.; Interview conducted on June 28, 1999 with Eddie Thomas. Eddie Thomas Sr. is a barber and a resident of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Mr. Thomas was born in Sharkey County at Nitta Yuma, Mississippi in 1926 and moved to Vicksburg in 1946. He was educated in the public school system in Vicksburg. He worked for Mr. E. C. Clay in the Palace Barber Shop from 1946 to 1963, when Mr. Clay passed away and left the shop to Mr. Thomas. He has operated under the same name ever since, at several locations in Vicksburg. Thomas is active in numerous civic organizations, including the Chamber of Commerce, the United Way, and the NAACP.

1999-06-28

Oral history.; Interview conducted on June 28, 1999 with Eddie Thomas. Eddie Thomas Sr. is a barber and a resident of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Mr. Thomas was born in Sharkey County at Nitta Yuma, Mississippi in 1926 and moved to Vicksburg in 1946. He was educated in the public school system in Vicksburg. He worked for Mr. E. C. Clay in the Palace Barber Shop from 1946 to 1963, when Mr. Clay passed away and left the shop to Mr. Thomas. He has operated under the same name ever since, at several locations in Vicksburg. Thomas is active in numerous civic organizations, including the Chamber of Commerce, the United Way, and the NAACP.

1999-06-28

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