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An Oral History with James C. Simpson
This oral history is provided through a cooperative project of USM Libraries and USM's Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage It is presented here for reference purposes only. Interviews in this collection are protected by copyright and PERMISSION TO PUBLISH MUST BE REQUESTED from the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage. Please call ( 601) 266- 4574 for more information.
Biography
James C. Simpson was born May 18, 1930, in Gulfport and raised in Pass Christian. He graduated from high school in Bay St. Louis and earned a bachelor's degree in petroleum geology from Mississippi State University. Mr. Simpson was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives from Harrison County in 1964. He was reelected to six more consecutive terms, serving more than twenty years. In 1991, he declined to seek reelection. Mr. Simpson was married to the former Jeanne Blake. He had two children. Mr. Simpson died in 1994 at age 64.
Topics Discussed
Background Serving in the legislature during the ' 60s Robert Clark and integrating the house Reapportionment battles and single- member districts Governors Williams and Waller State legislators and the electorate Governor Finch Buddie Newman; chairing committees The Education Reform Act The state reorganization plan State teachers' strike Newman and changes in the house rules Speaker Ford; Governor Mabus; education reform Gambling; rewriting the constitution Retiring: " the pleasure... had gone out of it" Senators Eastland and Stennis Heber Ladner; Coast politicians mus- coh. simpsonj. doc Page 1 of 42
Object Description
| Title | Oral history with James C. Simpson |
| Description | Oral history.; Interviews conducted on May 11 and 12, 1992 with James C. Simpson (1930-1994). Simpson was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives from Harrison County in 1964. He served six more consecutive terms covering more than 20 years. |
| Date of interview | 1992 May 11 (1st interview); 1992 May 12 (2nd interview) |
| Interviewer | Bolton, Charles C. |
| Coverage (time period) | Primarily the 1960s |
| Resource type | Text |
| Format | Digital reproduction of a 42-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 | 327.52 KB |
| File extension | |
| Identifier | mus-coh.simpsonj |
| File name | mus-coh.simpsonj.pdf |
