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Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 8, 1999 with Umoja Kwanguvu (born 1925). Umoja Kwanguvu, born William Jones, grew up in Birmingham, Alabama in the 1940s and 1950s, he served briefly in the Army and Air Force before earning his English degree from Miles College. Throughout his life, he has been sensitive to and enraged by racial inequality. In the early 1960s, he participated in the March on Washington and the Hattiesburg Freedom Summer. Kwanguvu taught in Georgia, Alabama, and New York before retiring from an administrative position at LaGuardia Community College in 1994. Kwanguvu discusses his experiences and protests in Birmingham, Alabama and his interactions with his students in Georgia and New York. He describes his involvement in civil rights demonstrations, including objections to bus segregation, picketing in Birmingham, March on Washington, attempts to integrate the Hattiesburg Walgreen's and the public library. He participated in the Hattiesburg Freedom Summer and attended the 1964 Democratic National Convention with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

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.

Oral history.; Mr. Palmer E. Foster was born in Jackson, Tennessee, and moved with his family to Ripley, Mississippi. After his high school graduation, he spent four years in the Army during World War II. Then he entered Rust College and in 1949 began teaching biology and chemistry, as well as coaching football in the Columbus City School System. In 1951 he became a full-time Boy Scout Executive, covering several counties where he has been working for thirty-six years until his retirement in 1987. Mr. Palmer has been active in the NAACP, Phi Beta Sigma, and the American Legion. He was Citizen of the Year, City of Tupelo in 1995, a deacon of Springhill M.B.C., and Trustee of the Springhill District Association.

From the Edythe Evelyn Gandy Collection. Color photograph of Joel Ingram, Evelyn Gandy, and Jennifer Ingram Wilkinson (Johnson) at an Amy Tuck for Lieutenant Governor event.

Oral history.; Mr. Tyrone Burton was born in Franklinton, Louisiana, on April 5, 1941. The family owned an eighty-eight acre farm. In 1961, Mr. Burton graduated from Franklinton High School. After high school, Burton attended Katy's Barber College in New Orleans, as well as working as an elevator operator and cutting hair in his hometown. In this way, he was able to support himself and help his family financially. After graduating from barber school, Mr. Burton married Vera L. Burton, and they moved to Biloxi, Mississippi. Mr. Burton has been very successful as a barber practicing in Biloxi for many years, and currently owns his own business.

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.

From the Ferida Wolff Papers.; The cover art color proof from Ferida Wolff's Listening Outside, Listening Inside; 8 1/2 x 11

Oral history.; Interview conducted on June 5, 1999 with Victoria Gray Adams at the McCain Archives at the University of Southern Mississippi. Victoria Gray Adams was a prominent civil rights activist from Palmer's Crossing, Mississippi. She became known for her work in Hattiesburg and in constructing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Raised on a farm in the self-contained African American community of Palmer's Crossing, she strove to be self-sufficient. Through her work with the Citizenship Education Program, Gray Adams began to work with the Civil Rights Movement proper and was a pillar of the African American community in and around Hattiesburg.

From the Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) Papers. Mr. Jack Blackwell standing next to Sally Ann Hardy's gravestone.

Hattiesburg American Clipping. Photo of Oseola McCarty with Kathy Baily celebrating McCarty's 91st birthday.

Oral history.; Reverend F.T. (Ted) Shepherd was born July 10, 1924, in Greenville, Mississippi. In 1942, he was graduated from Greenville High School. During World War II he served in the armed forces. He graduated from Delta State Teachers College with a B.S. in business administration. His twenty-seven years of experience in the business world included positions in purchasing, sales, and accounting. He entered the Gospel ministry at the age of fifty-two, and he was ordained June 2, 1977. He served on the staff of First Baptist Church, Greenville, Mississippi, for twenty-two years, serving in the area of missions, including pastor of the Chinese Mission. He is the author of three books, past president of the Washington County Baptist Ministerial Association, member of Delta State Alumni Association and the American Legion. In retirement he serves as supply preacher for area Baptist churches, visits shut-ins, nursing homes, and hospitals, and he continues to conduct weddings and funerals.

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.

Oral history.; Douglas Tuchman was born in New York City in 1940. He was a student at Hunter College 1957-1960 when he joined the civil rights movement. He was involved in campus activism, and later became a teacher. The teacher's union asked for volunteers to go to Mississippi in 1964 and Tuchman took part teaching in the Freedom School housed in the Mount Zion Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

From the Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) Papers. Close-up view of Temperance L. Toney's Gravestone in Paulding, Mississippi.

Oral history.; Viola Brown Sanders was born in Sidon, Mississippi, on February 21, 1921. After Miss Sanders finished her education, she taught school for two years in Glen Allan, Mississippi. In 1943, Miss Sanders joined the United States Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Services). During her twenty-three years in the United States Navy, Miss Sanders was assigned to duties in communications, recruit training, personnel, intelligence, and administration. In her last tour of duty, she was assigned as Director of Women in the Navy (Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel for Women), the only female line captain and senior woman in the Navy at that time. After her retirement from the Navy in 1966, Miss Sanders returned to Sidon and became active in civic affairs in Greenwood and Leflore County. In 1999, she became the fourth person and the only woman to be inducted into the Greenwood-Leflore County Hall of Fame