| Title: |
Herman Cowan Glazier
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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 09-10-1993 with Herman Cowan Glazier, Jr. (born 1918). Glazier's service record in Mississippi government spans forty-five years from 1946 to 1987. This includes his serving as executive assistant to seven governors from 1963 to his retirement. During those years, he was instrumental in writing speeches, setting policy, and drafting legislation at the time of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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| Extent: |
1 page
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| URL: |
http://www.lib.usm.edu/%7Espcol/crda/oh/glazier.htm
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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 1993 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Glazier, Herman, 1918-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
25-Oct-1918
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Clarksdale, MS; Mississippi; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Lawyer
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| Age at speaking: |
75
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| Document date: |
10-Sep-1993
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| Interviewer: |
Derr, Reid
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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: |
OHI0023571-25088
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