An oral history with Rev. Sammie Rash, 1977 March 30. 1996.

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An oral history with Rev. Sammie Rash, 1977 March 30. 1996.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37951862

Discusses the following topics: Mississippi; civil rights; Sammie Rash; Aaron Henry; Cleveland, Miss.; Martin Luther King Jr.; Medgar Evers; NAACP; James Bevel; Robert Moses; role of churches in the civil rights movement; school integration; Sunflower County; voter registration.

41 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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Rash, Sammie, 1942-

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Reverend Sammie Rash was born in Sunflower County, Mississippi, on July 31, 1942, the youngest of five boys. His parents were sharecroppers, and in 1949 they moved the family to the McGann plantation in Bolivar County, where Reverend Rash grew up. In 1963 Reverend Rash graduated from Eastside High School in Cleveland, Mississippi, becoming the first member of his family to earn a high school diploma. After graduating from high school, Reverend Rash began his long time service as pastor of the Un...

Garvey, Mike (Michael D.)

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