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An Oral History with J. C. Fairley, Mamie Phillips, and Charles Phillips
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
Mr. J. C. Fairley, Mrs. Mamie Phillips, and Mr. Charles Phillips are all residents of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, who were active in the NAACP during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Topics Discussed
Hattiesburg during desegregation Fairley gets involved with NAACP and activism Segregated buses Belonging to NAACP, secrecy and persecution Desegregating public accommodations Boycotting the bus system and merchants Freedom Summer Voter registration struggles Breaking boycotts Desegregation at USM Raylawni Branch desegregates public accommodation Obstacles to voter registration Impact of black votes, Voters League Attitude of law enforcement FBI harassment self defense Boycotting a grocery store mus- coh. fairleyj. doc Page 1 of 49
Object Description
| Title | Oral history with J.C. Fairley, Mamie Phillips, and Charles Phillips. |
| Description | Oral history.; Interview conducted on June 24, 1998 with J.C. Fairley, Mamie Phillips, and Charles Phillips, who were all active in the NAACP during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and the 1960s. |
| Date of interview | 24 June 1998 |
| Interviewer | Bolton, Charles C. |
| Coverage (time period) | 1940s-1960s |
| Resource type | Text |
| Format | Digital reproduction of a 49-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 to the University of Southern Mississippi. |
| 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 | 331.285 KB |
| File extension | |
| Identifier | mus-coh.fairleyj |
| File name | mus-coh.fairleyj.pdf |
