Fielder, Alvin L., 1900-

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Alvin Fielder was born in 1900 in Newton County, Mississippi. He worked for Standard Drug Company in Meridian during the 1930s and passed the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy in 1933. He opened his own pharmacy in Meridian in 1934, which he operated until 1984. During the civil rights movement, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney boarded with him.

From the description of An oral history with Alvin L. Fielder Sr., 1998 Sept. 18. c1999. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 45742894

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Mississippi--Meridian
Meridian (Miss.)
Lauderdale County (Miss.)
Mississippi
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African American pharmacists
African Americans
African Americans
Drugstores
Pharmacy
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Birth 1900

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