Oral history with T. Elias Harris; 2002

Oral history.; Interview conducted May 23, 2002 in Port Gibson, Mississippi. T. Elias Harris was born June 30, 1933 in Pattison, Mississippi. He attended elementary school at Bannockburn Elementary School and then attended Claiborne County Training School through the tenth grade before completing his high school education at the Southern Christian Institute in Edwards, Mississippi. Harris completed his undergraduate education at Campbell College and Tougaloo College, receiving a BA degree from the latter. He also completed postgraduate work in English at Duke University. Harris completed his seminary training at Baptist Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. Harris worked as a minister and was affiliated with the Christian Church Disciples of Christ. He was a member of the Claiborne County Christian Concerned Citizens and the Mississippi Christian Missionary Convention.

Oral history.; Transcript of interview conducted May 23, 2002 in Port Gibson, Mississippi. T. Elias Harris was born June 30, 1933 in Pattison, Mississippi. He attended elementary school at Bannockburn Elementary School and then attended Claiborne County Training School through the tenth grade before completing his high school education at the Southern Christian Institute in Edwards, Mississippi. Harris completed his undergraduate education at Campbell College and Tougaloo College, receiving a BA degree from the latter. He also completed postgraduate work in English at Duke University. Harris completed his seminary training at Baptist Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. Harris worked as a minister and was affiliated with the Christian Church Disciples of Christ. He was a member of the Claiborne County Christian Concerned Citizens and the Mississippi Christian Missionary Convention.