An oral history with Alvin L. Fielder Sr., 1998 Sept. 18. c1999.

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An oral history with Alvin L. Fielder Sr., 1998 Sept. 18. c1999.

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Discusses his family responsibilities on the farm, his work for the Merrell Lumber Company, the level of medical care available to African Americans in Meridian, and changes in the pharmacy profession. Describes race relations in eastern Mississippi and his successful attempt to register to vote in 1935 in Meridian.

78 p. ; 28 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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