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Oral history with Mayor Bennie G. Thompson
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
Bennie G. Thompson was born in Bolton, Mississippi, on January 28, 1948. He received a B. A. in political science from Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Mississippi, in 1968, and an M. S. in educational administration from Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi, in 1972.
Mr. Thompson taught in public schools from 1968- 1970 and was elected mayor of Bolton, Mississippi, in 1973. He served as project director of the Tri- County Community Center, Bolton, Mississippi; Chairman of the Board, Farish St. YMCA; Vice- Chairman of the Board of the Delta Ministry; and Assistant Director of the Teacher Corps. He is a member of the Mt. Beulah Development Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union and the Southern Regional Council. In 1979 he was elected to the Hinds County Board of Supervisors.
He has been honored among Outstanding Young Men of Mississippi by the NAACP, named among Outstanding Personalities of the South in 1971, recognized as Politician of the Year by Jackson State University in 1973, and received the Alumnus of the Year Award from Utica Junior College in 1974.
He is married to the former London Johnson.
Table of Contents
I. Family Background
II. Recollections of Growing Up in Bolton, MS
III. Educational Experiences at Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, MS
IV. Early Political Activities in Bolton
A. Reactions in the Black Community
B. Election of Black Aldermen, 1969
C. Reactions in the White Community
V. The Impact of Segregation
A. Thoughts on the Educational System
B. Importance of Higher Education
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Object Description
| Title | Oral history with Mayor Bennie G. Thompson |
| Description | Oral history.; Interview conducted on February 13, 1974 with Mayor Bennie G. Thompson at his office in Bolton, Mississippi. Thompson was born on January 28, 1948 in Bolton, Mississippi. He received a BA in political science from Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi in 1968. In 1972, Thompson received an MS in educational administration from Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. He taught in public schools from 1968-1970 and was elected mayor of Bolton, Mississippi, in 1973. Thompson has been honored among Outstanding Young Men of Mississippi by the NAACP, named among Outstanding Personalities of the South in 1971 and recognized as Politician of the Year by Jackson State University in 1973. |
| Date of interview | 13 February 1974 |
| Interviewer | Morgan, Chester M. |
| Coverage (time period) | 1948-1974 (primarily 1960s and 1970s) |
| Resource type | Text |
| Format | Digital reproduction of a 19-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 | 274.444 KB |
| File extension | |
| Identifier | mus-coh.thompsonb |
| File name | mus-coh.thompsonb.pdf |
