An oral history with Otho Monroe, 1975 Mar. 19. c1998.

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An oral history with Otho Monroe, 1975 Mar. 19. c1998.

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Discusses his experiences in turpentine camps and his football memories. Explains his views on school desegregation, the quality of education in Mississippi, and his role on the Mississippi Activities Council.

56 leaves ; 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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Otho Monroe's father worked for several timber companies in Louisiana and Mississippi while Otho was growing up. Monroe graduated from Canton High School in 1931. He accepted a football scholarship from Millsaps College and graduated in 1935. Monroe was a teacher, coach, principal, and a superintendent in Brooksville, Biloxi, Vicksburg, Canton, and Senatobia. He resigned as superintendent of the Senatobia School district in protest of school desegregation. From the description of An ...

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