| Title: |
Jesse R. Nichols
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
U.S. Congress. Senate. Historical Office
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| Collection: |
Senate Oral History Project
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| Series: |
Item 1 of Series Jesse R. Nichols
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| Description: |
The first African American hired as a clerical staff member of the Senate, Jesse Nichols served as government documents clerk for the Senate Finance Committee from 1937 to 1971. Previously, black men and women had worked as messengers, grounds keepers, and in service positions, but had been excluded from the clerical staff. When Nichols started work, most restaurants and other services on Capitol Hill were still segregated, and he recounts the transition to integration. Appointed by Senator Pat Harrison, a Mississippi Democrat, Nichols' career extended through the chairmanships of several Southern senators, including Walter George, Harry Byrd, and Russell Long.
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| Extent: |
18 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/Nichols_interview_1.pdf
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1994 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Nichols, Jesse R., 1909-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
14-Jun-1909
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Clarksdale, MS; Mississippi; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
Black
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| Speaker occupation: |
Librarian
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| Age at speaking: |
85
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| Document date: |
26-Mar-1994
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| Interviewer: |
Ritchie, Donald A.
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| Organizations discussed: |
Howard University, Washington, DC; U.S. Congress. Senate; U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance
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| Historical events discussed: |
Great Depression, 1929-1941
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| Locations discussed: |
Clarksdale, MS; District of Columbia; Mississippi; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
African American families; African Americans; Biography; Clarksdale, MS; Depressions--1929--United States; District of Columbia; Education; Education, Higher; Family; Great Depression, 1929-1941; Howard University, Washington, DC; Legislative bodies--United States; Legislators--United States; Mississippi; North America; Oral history; Political science--United States; U.S. Congress. Senate; U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance; United States; United States--Officials and employees; United States--Politics and government; Work; Work environment
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0022067-22972
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