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An Oral History with Ariel Barnes
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
Mrs. Ariel Barnes was born in Forest, Mississippi. When Mrs. Barnes was two weeks old, her father's occupation as a blacksmith brought her family to Hattiesburg. She was the second of five children. During her first- grade through tenth- grade years, she attended Hattiesburg schools, but she finished her public school education in Chattanooga, Tennessee, when she went to live there with her mother's sister. She attended Alcorn University where she earned a degree enabling her to teach school. She taught at Rowan in Hattiesburg. Additionally she worked at the Hattiesburg Library's branch on Sixth Street.
Topics Discussed
1st interview topics: Early childhood Building of Eureka School in 1921 Racism in her childhood Mobile Street Church's influence Teaching in Perry County and Wiggins Membership in Women's Federated Hired to work at Hattiesburg Library branch on Sixth Street World War II Operation of Hattiesburg Library branch on Sixth Street Teaching at Rowan Registering to vote Integration of Hattiesburg's main library Civil rights activities in Hattiesburg 2nd interview topics: Early childhood Early schooling Eureka School mus- coh. barnesa. doc Page 1 of 25
Object Description
| Title | Oral history with Ariel Barnes |
| Description | Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on April 1, 1993 and January 6, 1995 with Ariel Barnes (born 1917). Mrs. Barnes was born in Forest, Mississippi, but moved to Hattiesburg shortly after. She attended Alcorn University, where she earned a degree enabling her to teach school. She taught at Rowan in Hattiesburg. Additionally, she worked at the Hattiesburg Library's branch on Sixth Street. |
| Date of interview | 1993 April 1 (1st interview); 1995 January 6 (2nd interview) |
| Interviewer |
Rowe, Sarah. Walker, Priscilla. |
| Coverage (time period) | 1917-1995 (primarily 1940s-1960s) |
| Resource type | Text |
| Format | Digital reproduction of a 25-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 | 249.446 KB |
| File extension | |
| Identifier | mus-coh.barnesa |
| File name | mus-coh.barnesa.pdf |
