The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with John A. Peoples, Jr.

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with John A. Peoples, Jr.

12/12/2017

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2017.221

Academic administrator John A. Peoples, Jr. (1926 - ) served as president of Jackson State University from 1967 to 1984, and was honored with the National Black College Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993. Peoples was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 12/12/2017, in Jackson, Mississippi. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 8; Total Run Time: 03h 12m 13s

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Academic administrator John A. Peoples, Jr. was born on August 26, 1926 in Starkville, Mississippi to Maggie Peoples and John A. Peoples, Sr. He graduated from Oktibbeha County Training School in 1944, and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1945, serving until 1947. Peoples then attended Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi and received his B.S. degree in mathematics in 1950, and his M.A. degree in mathematics in 1951 and his Ph.D. degree in higher education in 1961, both from the ...