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Oral history with Reverend Clinton Collier
This oral history is provided through a cooperative project of University of Southern Mississippi Libraries and USM's Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage.
Funding provided by a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services
The transcript is presented here for reference purposes only. Interviews in this collection are protected by copyright. PERMISSION TO PUBLISH MUST BE REQUESTED from the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage. Please call ( 601) 266- 4574 for more information.
Biography
Reverend Clinton Collier was born August 24, 1910 in rural Neshoba County to John Collier and Lena Stribling Collier. After completing the eighth grade, which was as high as black schools taught at that time, Rev. Collier went to Tougaloo College. His education was interrupted by the Depression. He taught school in rural Mississippi until 1940, then moved to Washington, D. C. where he worked until he was drafted into the Navy in 1942.
Reverend Collier served two years in the Navy and following World War II returned to his federal job at Washington, D. C. He moved to Detroit and worked in the automobile industry for several years, then returned to Neshoba County, Mississippi, in 1956. Here Reverend Collier returned to public school teaching and entered the United Methodist ministry.
During the late 1950s and the 1960s Reverend Collier was closely associated with leaders of the civil rights movement and was very active on the state and local level. That interest and activism has continued unabated through the years.
Rev. Collier is married to the former Loice Gary of Morton, Mississippi.
He retired from the ministry in 1985.
Table of Contents
I. Family Background and Childhood Reminiscences
II. Racial Injustice in Pre- World War II Mississippi
III. Teaching Experiences in Mississippi
IV. Working in Washington, D. C.
V. Military Service in World War II
VI. Involvement in the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi
A. The Freedom Democratic Party
B. Slaying of Three Civil Rights Workers in Neshoba County
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Object Description
| Title | Oral history with Reverend Clinton Collier |
| Description | Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 28, 1981 with Reverend Clinton Collier at the Methodist Church in Morton, Mississippi. Collier was born on August 24, 1910 [i.e. 1909] in rural Neshoba County. After completing the eighth grade, which was as high as African American schools taught at that time, he went to Tougaloo College. The depression interrupted Collier's education and his teaching career began. He taught in Mississippi until 1940, and then moved to Washington, D.C. where he worked until he was drafted into the Navy in 1942. After two years of service, Collier went back to Washington, D.C. and then on to Detroit until returning to Mississippi in 1956. He returned to public school teaching and entered the United Methodist ministry. During the late 1950s and the 1960s Collier was closely associated with leaders of the civil rights movement and was very active on the state and local level. |
| Date of interview | 28 July 1981 |
| Interviewer | Caudill, Orley B. |
| Coverage (time period) | (circa 1860s)-1981 (primarily 1920s, 1930s, and 1960s) |
| Resource type | Text |
| Format | Digital reproduction of a 67-page document. |
| Language | English |
| Publisher |
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage. University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version) |
| Contributors | Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. |
| Notes | This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. |
| Rights | Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. |
| Contributing institution | Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi. |
| Digital repository | University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. |
| Digital collection | Oral History. |
| File size | 507.797 KB |
| File extension | |
| Identifier | mus-coh.collierc |
| File name | mus-coh.collierc.pdf |
