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Oral history with Mr. Ken Fairly
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
Ken Fairly was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, February 18, 1928. Now retired, Mr. Fairly had two careers: one as a journalist and the other as a law enforcement officer at the local, state, and national levels. He investigated Ku Klux Klan activities for the Saturday Evening Post and was present at part of the Ole Miss riots as a police officer. He lives in Brandon, Mississippi.
Table of Contents
I. Background and Early Law Enforcement Career
II. The Sixties
A. The Ole Miss Riot
B. Paul Johnson
C. Investigating the Klan
D. The Mississippi Highway Patrol
1. Breaking the Klan
2. Gwin Cole
E. Jackson State
F. Law Enforcement in Mississippi
1. Charlie Snodgrass
2. Frank Barber
G. Charles Evers
H. Philadelphia Murders
I. Paul Johnson and the Highway Patrol
Transcript
This is an interview for the Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi with Ken Fairly, a Mississippi law enforcement officer and journalist. The interview was conducted July 7, 1993, by Reid Derr, a history doctoral student at the university. mus- coh. fairlyk. doc Page 1 of 35
Object Description
| Title | Oral history with Mr. Ken Fairly |
| Description | Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 7, 1993 with Ken Fairly, a Mississippi law enforcement officer and journalist. Fairly was born on February 18, 1928 in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. Now retired, he had two careers: one as a journalist and the other as a law enforcement officer at the local, state, and national levels. Fairly investigated Ku Klux Klan activities for the Saturday Evening Post and was present at part of the University of Mississippi riots as a police officer. |
| Date of interview | 7 July 1993 |
| Interviewer | Derr, Reid. |
| Coverage (time period) | 1928-1993 (primarily 1960s) |
| Resource type | Text |
| Format | Digital reproduction of a 35-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 | 358.729 KB |
| File extension | |
| Identifier | mus-coh.fairlyk |
| File name | mus-coh.fairlyk.pdf |
