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Oral history.; Two interviews conducted with Clarence Magee. The first interview takes place on November 30, 2012. The second interview takes place on September 22, 1997 and was continued on February 09, 1998. Magee was born May 14, 1932. He was a prominent civil rights activist and educator in Hattiesburg. Magee discusses growing up under Jim Crow, education, and the battle over integrated public facilities. Magee also discusses his family, his responsibilities on the farm, and first memories of racism. Talks about the African American schools around Columbia, Mississippi. Describes his attempts to register to vote in Hattiesburg and the impact of the local civil rights efforts. Shares his thoughts on the efforts to desegregate the Hattiesburg public schools.

Oral history.; Two interviews conducted with Clarence Magee. The first interview takes place on November 30, 2012. The second interview takes place on September 22, 1997 and was continued on February 09, 1998. Magee was born May 14, 1932. He was a prominent civil rights activist and educator in Hattiesburg. Magee discusses growing up under Jim Crow, education, and the battle over integrated public facilities. Magee also discusses his family, his responsibilities on the farm, and first memories of racism. Talks about the African American schools around Columbia, Mississippi. Describes his attempts to register to vote in Hattiesburg and the impact of the local civil rights efforts. Shares his thoughts on the efforts to desegregate the Hattiesburg public schools.

Oral history.; Two interviews conducted with Clarence Magee. The first interview takes place on November 30, 2012. The second interview takes place on September 22, 1997 and was continued on February 09, 1998. Magee was born May 14, 1932. He was a prominent civil rights activist and educator in Hattiesburg. Magee discusses growing up under Jim Crow, education, and the battle over integrated public facilities. Magee also discusses his family, his responsibilities on the farm, and first memories of racism. Talks about the African American schools around Columbia, Mississippi. Describes his attempts to register to vote in Hattiesburg and the impact of the local civil rights efforts. Shares his thoughts on the efforts to desegregate the Hattiesburg public schools.

Oral history.; Two interviews conducted with Clarence Magee. The first interview takes place on November 30, 2012. The second interview takes place on September 22, 1997 and was continued on February 09, 1998. Magee was born May 14, 1932. He was a prominent civil rights activist and educator in Hattiesburg. Magee discusses growing up under Jim Crow, education, and the battle over integrated public facilities. Magee also discusses his family, his responsibilities on the farm, and first memories of racism. Talks about the African American schools around Columbia, Mississippi. Describes his attempts to register to vote in Hattiesburg and the impact of the local civil rights efforts. Shares his thoughts on the efforts to desegregate the Hattiesburg public schools.

Oral history.; Two interviews conducted with Clarence Magee. The first interview takes place on November 30, 2012. The second interview takes place on September 22, 1997 and was continued on February 09, 1998. Magee was born May 14, 1932. He was a prominent civil rights activist and educator in Hattiesburg. Magee discusses growing up under Jim Crow, education, and the battle over integrated public facilities. Magee also discusses his family, his responsibilities on the farm, and first memories of racism. Talks about the African American schools around Columbia, Mississippi. Describes his attempts to register to vote in Hattiesburg and the impact of the local civil rights efforts. Shares his thoughts on the efforts to desegregate the Hattiesburg public schools.

Oral history.; Transcript of interview with Evelyn Dorsey Polk conducted on November 30, 1998. Evelyn Dorsey Polk was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1919. She earned a B.A. in history from Fisk University, then a B.S. in library science from the University of Illinois in 1942, and a Master's degree in library science from the University of Michigan in 1946. Polk was an active member of the NAACP and she assisted the Freedom Riders when they came to Meridian.

Oral history.; Interview with Evelyn Dorsey Polk conducted on November 30, 1998. Evelyn Dorsey Polk was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1919. She earned a B.A. in history from Fisk University, then a B.S. in library science from the University of Illinois in 1942, and a Master's degree in library science from the University of Michigan in 1946. Polk was an active member of the NAACP and she assisted the Freedom Riders when they came to Meridian.

Oral history.; Interview with Evelyn Dorsey Polk conducted on November 30, 1998. Evelyn Dorsey Polk was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1919. She earned a B.A. in history from Fisk University, then a B.S. in library science from the University of Illinois in 1942, and a Master's degree in library science from the University of Michigan in 1946. Polk was an active member of the NAACP and she assisted the Freedom Riders when they came to Meridian.

Oral history.; Interview with Evelyn Dorsey Polk conducted on November 30, 1998. Evelyn Dorsey Polk was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1919. She earned a B.A. in history from Fisk University, then a B.S. in library science from the University of Illinois in 1942, and a Master's degree in library science from the University of Michigan in 1946. Polk was an active member of the NAACP and she assisted the Freedom Riders when they came to Meridian.