Oral history with Walter Bruce; 1999

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Oral history with Walter Bruce; 1999

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Description: Oral history.; Interview with Walter Bruce conducted on October 9, 1999. Walter Bruce was born on May 30, 1928, in Durant, Mississippi, in Holmes County. His mother was Georgia Powell Bruce, and his father was Walter Bruce Sr. During Mr. Bruce's childhood, his family sharecropped on a plantation. Mr. Bruce was in the Army for two years. As a civilian, his profession is carpentry. In early 1964, Mr. Bruce became a civil rights advocate, joining in at the Second Pilgrim Rest community, eventually becoming the chair of the Holmes County Freedom Democratic Party. For the past forty-one years, Mr. Bruce has been performing with the gospel group, the Soul Travelers. For the past thirty-plus years, Mr. Bruce has been on the MACE (Mississippi Action for Community Education) board.

Creator: Bruce, Walter; Tanzman, Harriet

Date: 1999-10-09

Format: Digital reproduction of an oral history and a 34-page transcript.

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Collection: Civil Rights Documentation Project: Holmes County

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Source: E185.93.M6 C575 2000

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