An oral history with Mr. William Joel Blass, 1977 Mar. 26. 1996.

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An oral history with Mr. William Joel Blass, 1977 Mar. 26. 1996.

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Discusses Mississippi, civil rights, Biloxi, (Miss.), Bob Cannada, Bob Kenner, Boyce Hollerman, the Boyce Holleman vote fraud case, Brown v. Board of Education, desegregation, Meredith, James; Barnett, Ross R; Brady, Tom; University of Mississippi-integration; University of Mississippi and James Meredith, and the White Citizens' Council.

88 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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Blass, William Joel, 1917-

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As a lawyer in 1952, William Joel Blass successfully prosecuted the Boyce Holleman case by proving that voter fraud had kept Holleman from winning. Beginning in 1953, he served two terms in Stone County's legislative seat, retiring from that position in 1960. While in office, most considered him an extreme liberal on racial issues. He favored putting truth to the policy of "separate but equal". Because he opposed the "red meat" bills proposed by the legislature's segregationists, he endured vigo...

Caudill, Orley B.

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