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An Oral History with Peter H. Stewart
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
Peter Stewart was born August 21, 1934, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. As the child of sharecroppers, he worked on his uncle's farm, plowing a mule at the age of eight as well as fulfilling other duties, such as picking cotton and cutting firewood. The first of his six siblings to finish high school, he was graduated in 1953. Shortly thereafter, he joined the Air Force, in which he served for four years. He was graduated from Jackson State University in 1961, attended Howard University in Washington, D. C. on a scholarship to the summer program, and began teaching school in Edwards, Mississippi in the fall of 1961. In August of 1969, he worked for Friends of Children, a Head Start agency. He attended the Yale National Urban Fellows Program in 1970, after which he was assigned to a nine- month internship with the Civil Rights Commission in San Francisco, California. In 1970, he was appointed to the committee to oversee integration of the city of Jackson, and served as executive director of that coalition. In 1973, he assumed the position of director of minority affairs for the University of Mississippi Medical Center. In 1991, he began to work for Mississippi Action for Progress.
Topics Discussed
Early education Sharecropping Health care for African- Americans during childhood Black landowners in rural Hinds County Joining the Air Force Attendance at Jackson State University Summer program at Howard University Beginning of teaching career Young Concerned Christians Yale National Urban Fellows Program Appointed by Judge Dan Russell to committee to facilitate the desegregation of Jackson Integration versus freedom of choice Head Start Child Development Group in Mississippi ( CDGM) mus- coh. stewartp. doc Page 1 of 43
Object Description
| Title | Oral history with Peter H. Stewart |
| Description | Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on August 20, 1997 and August 28, 1997 with Peter H. Stewart (born 1934). He began teaching school in Edwards, Mississippi, in the fall of 1961. In August 1969, he worked for Friends of Children, a Head Start agency. In 1970, he was executive director of the committee to oversee integration of the city of Jackson, Mississippi. In 1973, he became director of minority affairs for the University of Mississippi Medical Center. |
| Date of interview | 1997 August 20 (1st interview); 1997 August 28 (2nd interview) |
| Interviewer | Bolton, Charles C. |
| Coverage (time period) | 1934-1997 (primarily late 1950s to early 1970s) |
| Resource type | Text |
| Format | Digital reproduction of a 43-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 | 316.124 KB |
| File extension | |
| Identifier | mus-coh.stewartp |
| File name | mus-coh.stewartp.pdf |
