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Oral history with Ms. Ruby Magee
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.
Table of Contents
Part I
I. Study and Internship as a National Urban Fellow
A. The Workings of the Bedford- Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
B. Getting a Master's Degree at Occidental College
C. Return to Bedford- Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation as a Permanent Employee
II. Ms. Magee's Family History
A. Her Biological Father's Cruelty
B. The Death of her Biological Mother
C. Adoption by Joe and Lucy Magee
D. The Influence of Two White, Lutheran Pastors
E. The Character and Backgrounds of Her Adoptive Parents, the Magees
F. Ms. Magee Explains her Family's Background
G. Her Family's Accumulation of Land and Businesses
H. Her Parents' Store
I. The Move to Columbia in 1952
J. Tracing her Mother's Family
Part II
III. Difficulties with the Walkers at the Death of Ms. Magee's Adoptive Mother, Lucy Magee
A. Confrontations with Easley Walker and Others
B. Lucy Magee's Funeral
C. Dealing with Ex- siblings After the Funeral- Their Stories
D. Easley Walker's Threats on Ms. Magee's Life
E. The Court Battle to Get a Peace Bond
F. Easley Walker's Plans to Get Ms. Magee's Land
IV. The Care and Use of the Family's Land since Mr. Magee's Death
A. Renting Out the Land
B. Ms. Magee's Work as a Tree Farmer
C. Building Lake Lucy in 1981
Part III
D. Building Camp Joe Pond in 1984
E. Tributes to Ms. Magee's Mother and Father
V. Problems in the Black Community
A. The " Give Me" Mentality as opposed to Ms. Magee's Family's Philosophy of Work
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Object Description
| Title | Oral history with Ms. Ruby Magee |
| Description | Oral history.; Four interviews conducted on June 11, September 26, October 10, and November 21, 1985 with Ms. Ruby Magee in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Magee was born on August 12, 1940 in Tylertown, Mississippi. In 1962, she received a BA in history and political science from Jackson State College (now Jackson State University). While at Jackson State she first became involved in civil rights activity and for a year after graduation served as a research assistant for the United States Department of Justice in its investigation of the Mississippi educational system as it related to voter qualification. After spending a few years studying at Harvard University, Magee returned to Tylertown. She became project director of the Neighbor Center Program, an anti-poverty agency in Columbia, Mississippi. In 1972, she was selected as a National Urban Fellow to serve in a program designed to develop leaders in urban government. |
| Date of interview | 1985 June 11 (1st interview); 1985 September 26 (2nd interview); 1985 October 10 (3rd interview); 1985 November 21 (4th interview) |
| Interviewer | Morgan, Chester M. |
| Coverage (time period) | (circa 1848)-1985 (primarily 1940s-1985) |
| Resource type | Text |
| Format | Digital reproduction of a 94-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 | 659.178 KB |
| File extension | |
| Identifier | mus-coh.mageer2 |
| File name | mus-coh.mageer2.pdf |
