| Title: |
E. S. Bishop
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
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| Collection: |
Civil Rights Documentation Project
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| Description: |
Interview conducted on February 27, 1991 in the city hall of Corinth, Mississippi with Mayor Edward S. Bishop, Sr. Bishop was born in Starkville, Mississippi on December 11, 1907. In 1926, he completed high school at Jackson College, now Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. Bishop then went on to complete a BA in history and political science in 1930. Between 1930 and 1935, he taught high school in Jackson. In 1935, Bishop became principal of Scales Street School, later Easom High School, in Corinth, Mississippi, where he remained until 1969. After that, Bishop served as Director of Federal Programs for Corinth Public Schools, State Director of the Governor's Council on Children, Executive Director of the Alcorn County Human Resource Agency, and Executive Director of the Tennessee Valley Community Development Corporation. Upon the resignation of Mayor Jack Holt in 1989, Bishop was elevated to the mayor's office to complete the unfinished term.
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| Extent: |
1 page
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| URL: |
http://anna.lib.usm.edu/%7Espcol/crda/oh/ohbishopep.html
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| Restrictions: |
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.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1991 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Bishop, Edward S., Sr., 1907-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
11-Dec-1907
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Mississippi; United States; North America
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| Speaker occupation: |
Mayor
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| Age at speaking: |
84
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| Document date: |
27-Feb-1991
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| Interviewer: |
Bolton, Charles
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| Organizations discussed: |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Baltimore, MD; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, US; White Citizens Council
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| Historical events discussed: |
Martin Luther King's March on Washington, DC, August 28, 1963; U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1965; U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1966-
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| Locations discussed: |
Mississippi; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
African Americans; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights movements--United States; Martin Luther King's March on Washington, DC, August 28, 1963; Mississippi; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Baltimore, MD; North America; Oral history; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, US; U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1965; U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1966-; United States; White Citizens Council
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Activism
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0023469-24980
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