| Title: |
Bankston, Alton
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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: |
Mississippi Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Mr. Alton G. Bankston was born outside of Laurel, Mississippi, on June 5, 1941. Mr. Bankston majored in political science and history at Jones County Junior College and the University of Southern Mississippi. In 1963 he moved to the Gulf Coast to pursue a career in teaching. Seven years later, Mr. Bankston opened Bankston's Paint Store in Biloxi.
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| URL: |
http://www.lib.usm.edu/~spcol/coh/cohbankstona.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1999 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Bankston, Alton
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Laurel, MS; Mississippi; United States; North America
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| Speaker occupation: |
Businessman; Teacher
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| Document date: |
17-Nov-1999
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| Interviewer: |
Firmin, Pic
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| Locations discussed: |
Mississippi; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Agriculture; Cities and towns--Mississippi; City and town life--Mississippi; Community; Local history; Mississippi; Mississippi--History; North America; Oral history; United States
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025607-27485
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