Oral history with Jasper Neely transcript; 2000

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Oral history with Jasper Neely transcript; 2000

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Description: Oral history.; Transcript of interview with Jasper Neely conducted on February 19, 2000. Jasper Neely was born in Grenada, Mississippi in 1938. He experienced racism and discrimination at an early age. At the age of 25 Neely got involved in the movement to change conditions for African Americans. He studied at Mississippi Valley State University and was hired as a stock manager at the Liberty Cash Supermarket as their first black employee. In 1979 he was asked to become the President of the local NAACP, and when he did, was fired from his job. He filed suit against his employer which was settled out of court. He then began working full time for the NAACP. Neely was elected to Grenada City Council in 1977.

Creator: Long, Worth W.; Neely, Jasper

Date: 2000-02-19

Format: Digital reproduction of a 24-page transcript.

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Collection: Civil Rights Documentation Project: Grenada

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Source: E185.93.M6 C574 2000

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