An oral history with Dr. Sam Spinks, 1997 Sept. 15. c1998.

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An oral history with Dr. Sam Spinks, 1997 Sept. 15. c1998.

Discusses his education, school considation, and curriculum development in Mississippi. Explains his experiences drawing up a plan to desegregate Hattiesburg schools and his opinion of freedom of choice desegregation.

51 leaves ; 28 cm.

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Dr. Sam Spinks was raised in Henleyfield, Mississippi. He earned two degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1949 and 1951 and his Ph. D. from the University of Florida in 1962. For thirty-five years, he worked in public schools in Mississippi. He retired in 1985 as the superintendent of Hattiesburg Public Schools. From the description of An oral history with Dr. Sam Spinks, 1997 Sept. 15. c1998. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id...