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Title	Oral history with Mr. Erle Johnston
Description	Oral history.; Interview conducted on August 13, 1993 with Mr. Erle Johnston at his home in Forest, Mississippi. Johnston was born on October 10, 1917 in Garyville, Louisiana. In 1941, he moved Forest, Mississippi and bought the fledgling newspaper, Scott County Times. Johnston served as publisher until the paper was sold in 1983. Between 1942 and 1959, Johnston was involved in numerous statewide political campaigns including John Stennis's senatorial campaign and Ross Barnett's campaign for governor in 1955 and 1959. In 1963, Johnston was elected to the position of director of the Sovereignty Commission, which he held until 1968. Johnston became the mayor of Forest, Mississippi in 1981 and held that position until 1985. He is the author of three books: I Rolled With Ross, Mississippi's Defiant Years, and Politics: Mississippi Style.
Date of interview	13 August 1993
Interviewer	Katagiri, Yasuhiro, 1960-
Coverage (time period)	(circa 1950s)-1993 (primarily 1950s and 1960s)
Resource type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of a 48-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	425.231 KB
File extension	PDF
Identifier	mus-coh.johnstone2
File name	mus-coh.johnstone2.pdf

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