An oral history with Earl S. Lucas, 1975 April 24. c2002.

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An oral history with Earl S. Lucas, 1975 April 24. c2002.

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Discusses Mr. Lucas's experiences growing up in segregated Mississippi, the challenges he faced as an African American in the Catholic Church, and his involvement in civil rights demonstrations in Mississippi and New Orleans, Louisiana. Explains his service as mayor of Mound Bayou, Mississippi and his work in the STARS program to educate the African-American workforce for jobs. Shares his opinions on Mississippi state politics in the 1960s and 1970s.

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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Lucas, Earl S., 1938-

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Mr. Lucas was born in 1938 in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, an African-American community. After being sheltered from racial discrimination in his childhood, he became active in civil rights reforms during his studies at Dillard University in New Orleans. He taught for several years in Shelby, Mississippi and initiated programs to improve the quality of education for African Americans and, later, to better prepare the Mississippi Delta workforce for jobs. From 1969 to 1993, he served as mayor of Mou...

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