Oral history with Mr. Coygon Robinson, Jr.

              Oral history with Mr. Coygon Robinson, Jr.
F341.5 . M57 vol. 747, pt. 2
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Biography
One of seven siblings, Mr. Coygon Robinson Jr. was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, on December 3, 1951, to Mr. Coygon Robinson Sr. and Mrs. Precilla Robinson. He grew up in Biloxi, attending Perkins Elementary School and Nichols High School. In the fifth grade, Mr. Robinson got his first set of drums, and he continued to practice and perform music throughout his college years. Scouting was another of Mr. Robinson's interests as he was growing up.
After earning his post- secondary education at Mississippi Valley State University, Mr. Robinson moved to San Francisco where he made a living as a substitute teacher, and also developed his graphic art skills as well as a body of work. Additionally, he married and decided to move to his wife's home in Wilmington, North Carolina, where he worked for Dupont and continued to work in graphic arts. In Wilmington, he joined the United States Air Force, had his first child, and traveled extensively overseas in the military.
In 1991, when several members of his family in Biloxi fell ill, he returned to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, working at Keesler Air Force Base. In 1992, he retired from the Air Force; in 1994, he joined the Air Force Reserves. Currently he resides in Biloxi, Mississippi, and is involved in promoting Mississippi's ethnic arts and cultural heritage.
Table of Contents
I. Family background
II. Childhood
III. Mississippi Valley State
IV. Moving to San Francisco
V. Moving to Wilmington, North Carolina
VI. Joining the U. S. Air Force
VII. Mr. Pleasant Reed
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