An oral history with Reuben V. Anderson, 1997 December 18. c1998.

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An oral history with Reuben V. Anderson, 1997 December 18. c1998.

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Discusses Anderson's education in Jackson, early civil rights attorneys in Mississippi, the Mississippi legal system, the shortcomings of desegregation, his campaign for public office, and the murders at Jackson State University.

18 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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NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

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Bolton, Charles C.

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Anderson, Reuben V. (Reuben Vincent), 1942-

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Anderson was the first African American to graduate from Ole Miss Law School. His professional experience includes the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, 1969-75; municipal judge for the City of Jackson, 1975-77; county circuit court for Hinds County, 1977-82; circuit court judge for the Seventh Circuit Court District, 1982-85; Mississippi Supreme Court Justice, 1985-90; and the Jamie L. Whitten Chair of Law and Government at the University of Mississippi, Fall of 1995. From the...