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From the Oral History Collection. A black and white photograph of a parade of cars with spectators watching during Juneteenth celebrations in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Photo by Shana Walton.

From the Oral History Collection. A black and white photograph of a Juneteenth parade celebration in Hattiesburg, MS. Photograph shows a car leading a group of parades on foot. Photo by Shana Walton.

From the Oral History Collection. Black and white photograph of the Hattiesburg All-Star Drill Team marching during Juneteenth celebrations in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Photo by Shana Walton.

From the Oral History Collection. A black and white photograph of two men with microphones, performing on stage during Juneteenth celebrations in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Photo by Shana Walton.

From the Oral History Collection. A black and white photograph of a Juneteenth parade in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Photograph shows the Ebenezer Drill Team marching with vehicles and another group following. Photo by Shana Walton.

From the Oral History Collection. A black and white photograph of a band performing on stage with a small crowd watching.

From the Oral History Collection. Black and white photograph of a woman speaking on stage during Juneteenth celebrations in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Photo by Shana Walton.

From the Oral History Collection. Black and white photograph of dancers during Juneteenth celebrations in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Photo by Shana Walton.

From the Oral History Collection. Black and white photograph of a group of people and vehicles during a Juneteenth celebration in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Photo by Shana Walton.

Oral history.; Mr. Monroe "Bill" Winston was born September 12, 1907, in Caseyville, Lincoln County, Mississippi. His parents were sharecroppers on the Red Star plantation, the same plantation where his grandmother had been a slave. Mr. Winston attended school through the second grade, stopping to begin work in a brickyard. He worked in the brickyard until he was twenty years old. In 1929, before he turned twenty-two, Mr. Winston married. He and his wife had two sons. After his first wife passed away, Mr. Winston remarried to Gladys Winston. As an adult, Mr. Winston farmed, worked as a mechanic, worked in an oil mill, did odd jobs, and worked as a driver for several people. He continues to live in Brookhaven, in the same house he has lived in since 1926.

Oral history.; Born to Denton and Odelier Jones Sr. on June 8, 1926, Odelier Morgan began her life on a plantation in Bolivar County, Mississippi, one of twelve children. She and her family were sharecroppers, and her parents also did day work to supplement their meager incomes. The children attended school at a local church through eighth grade. After completing the eighth grade, Ms. Morgan stayed at home helping her family make a living. In 1958, Ms. Morgan began working at Delta State University in the laundry, making $19 a week. She has worked at Delta State University for forty-two years at this writing. Ms. Morgan enjoys attending her church and being active in its affairs.

Oral history.; Dorothea Allsup was born on February 4, 1916. Her family resided in Nebraska, but they moved to Epes, Alabama and then Macon, Mississippi, when she was seventeen. While Mrs. Allsup attended high school in Macon she met her future husband, Brice Allsup. After marriage she cooked and cared for his parents in their home. The couple and their children later moved into a home that consisted of over 210 acres of land, which they rented out to tenants. During this time, Mrs. Allsup did bookkeeping pertaining to their rental property. In later years, Mrs. Allsup received her broker's license and worked for her father at J.A. Shaul Real Estate where she assisted in selling land for the Zeliger Packing Company. This major real estate transaction places her as a pioneer in selling real estate as a woman realtor in the South.

Oral history.; Born on January 19, 1958, in Greenwood, Mississippi, Jon Levingston grew up in a Jewish family in Cleveland, Mississippi. Mr. Levingston attended a boarding school in Rome, Georgia and then the University of Georgia and the Virginia Commonwealth University for postgraduate study. In 1989, he was a member of the Governor's Speaker Bureau on Education; in 1991, he was a delegate to the American / German Young Leaders Conference, the American Council on Germany. He returned to Mississippi to manage the family business, and he is president of Levingston Furniture Companies of Cleveland and Clarksdale. He is also president of Radio Cleveland Corporation and has held several civic posts as well as being active in a variety of organizations.

Oral history.; Miss Oseola McCarty was born on March 7, 1908, in Wayne County, Mississippi. McCarty attended Eureka Elementary School until the sixth grade when she dropped out to care for an aunt who was ill. While still in school, McCarty began working, washing and ironing clothing, which she continued to do until retirement in 1994, at the age of 86. McCarty has always lived simply, never learning to drive and walking everywhere she goes. On July 26, 1995, McCarty donated $150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi to establish the endowed Oseola McCarty Scholarship for needy students, with preference to African Americans. She has received more than forty honors including the Presidential Citizens medal, the nation's second-highest civilian honor. Simple Wisdom for Rich Living, published by Longstreet Press, is a collection of McCarty's views and sayings on work, faith, saving, relationships, and good living.

Oral history.; Miss Oseola McCarty was born on March 7, 1908, in Wayne County, Mississippi. McCarty attended Eureka Elementary School until the sixth grade when she dropped out to care for an aunt who was ill. While still in school, McCarty began working, washing and ironing clothing, which she continued to do until retirement in 1994, at the age of 86. McCarty has always lived simply, never learning to drive and walking everywhere she goes. On July 26, 1995, McCarty donated $150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi to establish the endowed Oseola McCarty Scholarship for needy students, with preference to African Americans. She has received more than forty honors including the Presidential Citizens medal, the nation's second-highest civilian honor. Simple Wisdom for Rich Living, published by Longstreet Press, is a collection of McCarty's views and sayings on work, faith, saving, relationships, and good living.