Phillips (Mamie L.) civil rights memoir, 1998.

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Phillips (Mamie L.) civil rights memoir, 1998.

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The collection consists of a two-page typed memoir of Mrs. Phillip's experiences as an African American in a segregated society and the consequences associated with being a civil rights activist. She mentions a visit to Hattiesburg by civil rights activist Aaron Henry and the fire-bombing of Vernon Dahmer's home.

2 p.

University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7715673

University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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