An oral history with Zella Weathersby, 1997 Nov. 8. c1999.

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An oral history with Zella Weathersby, 1997 Nov. 8. c1999.

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Discusses her family farm in Covington County, Mississippi, her education experiences, her welcome at a previously segregated school, changes in teaching, and her purchase of a funeral home.

39 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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Zella Weathersby began teaching at Hopewell High School in Hot Coffee, Mississippi in 1953. In 1968, she transferred to Collins Elementary School, becoming the school's first African American teacher. In 1980, she became a co-owner of a funeral home in Collins. From the description of An oral history with Zella Weathersby, 1997 Nov. 8. c1999. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 45742895 ...