Oral history with Roger Barnhill audio part 1; 1995

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Oral history with Roger Barnhill audio part 1; 1995

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Description: Oral history.; Interview conducted November 17, 1995. Roger Barnhill was born to Joe and Lilly Barnhill on November 12, 1940. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, he was raised primarily in St. Louis, Missouri. Primed for social justice as a youth who was engaged in Boy Scouts and church groups, Barnhill was affected by the Jackie Robinson controversy. In his final year of college at Michigan State University, Barnhill was courted by SNCC and decided to forsake summer school in order to participate in Freedom Summer. He attended training in Oxford where he learned African American history and strategies to ensure his safety while attempting to register African American voters in the South. Barnhill was assigned to function as a liaison between the community in Moss Point, MS and the Pascagoula, MS sheriff as well as canvassing the area in an attempt to help African Americans register to vote. While in Mississippi, Barnhill witnessed a shooting and was arrested during a demonstration and jailed for several days.

Creator: Barnhill, Roger; Rachal, John, 1948-

Date: 1995-11-17

Format: Digital reproduction of a 31-minute, 56-second oral history.

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Collection: Freedom Summer.

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Source: F341.5 .M57 vol. 626

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