An oral history with Clarence Magee, 1997 and 1998. c1999.

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An oral history with Clarence Magee, 1997 and 1998. c1999.

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Discusses his family, his responsibilities on the farm, and first memories of racism directed at him. Talks about the African American schools around Columbia, Mississippi. Describes his attempts to register to vote in Hattiesburg and the impact of the local civil rights efforts. Shares his thoughts on the efforts to desegregate the Hattiesburg public schools.

47 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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Magee, Clarence E., 1932-

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Mr. Magee was raised in Columbia, Mississippi. He earned his bachelor's degree from Alcorn State University in 1954, served for two years in the Army, and attended graduate school at Harvard University before returning to Mississippi to teach. While teaching in Hattiesburg he worked in bi-racial committees and struggled for African American voting rights. He was a local president of the NAACP before he moved to Mobile, Alabama in the mid-1970s to work for the Federal Food and Nutrition Services....

Bolton, Charles C.

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