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An Oral History with Mr. Rims Barber
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
Rims Barber was born on November 29, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois. His parents were Donald and Jeanette Barber. He was the first of three children. A graduate of Coe College and Princeton Theological Seminary, Mr. Barber became a Presbyterian minister in Davenport, Iowa. In 1964 he participated in Mississippi Freedom Summer with the National Council of Churches and returned to Mississippi with the Delta Ministry in 1965 to work in Canton. Mr. Barber became the Education Director for the Delta Ministry in 1966 and moved to Greenville, later helping establish a Jackson office to assist Representative Robert Clark and work on statewide agendas. In 1977, he left the Delta Ministry and went to work for the Children's Defense Fund as the Director of the Mississippi Project. In 1989 the Children's Defense Fund closed the Mississippi office, and Mr. Barber founded the Mississippi Human Services Agenda to carry on the work of research and advocacy with an emphasis on welfare, education, and health.
Topics Discussed
Family Background Arrival in Mississippi Work with the Canton Movement The Delta Ministry School Desegregation Freedom Village Politics after the Voting Rights Act Mississippi ACLU and the Sovereignty Commission records Changes in Mississippi Since 1964 Welfare Reform
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Object Description
| Title | Oral history with Mr. Rims Barber |
| Description | Oral history.; Interview conducted on August 21, 1997 with Rims Barber (born 1936). In 1964, he participated in Mississippi Freedom Summer with the National Council of Churches and returned to Mississippi with the Delta Ministry in 1965 to work in Canton. He became their Education Director in 1966 and moved to Greenville. Later, he helped establish a Jackson office to assist Representative Robert Clark and work on statewide agendas. In 1977, he went to work for the Children's Defense Fund as the Director of the Mississippi Project until they closed the Mississippi office in 1989. He founded the Mississippi Human Services Agenda to carry on the work of research and advocacy with an emphasis on welfare, education, and health. |
| Date of interview | 21 August 1997 |
| Interviewer | Bolton, Charles C. |
| Coverage (time period) | 1950; 1964-1972 |
| Resource type | Text |
| Format | Digital reproduction of a 21-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 | 227.44 KB |
| File extension | |
| Identifier | mus-coh.barber97 |
| File name | mus-coh.barber97.pdf |
