An oral history with William G. "Bud" Gray, 1999 Mar. 19. c2000.

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An oral history with William G. "Bud" Gray, 1999 Mar. 19. c2000.

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Discusses playing football in the 1930s and his experiences in Mississippi law enforcement from the 1940s to the 1960s, which include activities during World War II, hauling the Mississippi electric chair, acquaintance with Governors Theodore Bilbo and Paul B. Johnson, crowd control at Ole Miss in 1962, and voter registration protests in Hattiesburg.

23 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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Bolton, Charles C.

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Gray, William G., 1914-

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Born in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, in 1914, W.G. "Bud" Gray worked with the Mississippi Highway Patrol between 1940 and 1964. Gray was sheriff of Forrest County, Mississippi, between 1964 and 1968 during a period of civil rights activism. Gray was largely amenable to the needs and demands of local blacks and civil rights workers, a fact that angered some white natives. From the description of Gray (W.G. "Bud") papers, 1962-1998. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campu...