| Title: |
Foster, Palmer E.
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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. Palmer E. Foster was born in Jackson, Tennessee. As an early teen, he moved with his family of origin to Ripley, Mississippi, to his grandfather's 160-acre farm. With his family, he worked the farm, and he attended the local schools for African-Americans. Working after school to earn the money to buy his uniform, Mr. Palmer joined the Boy Scouts. In order to finish high school, he moved alone to Corinth, Mississippi, worked, paid his own board and rent, and finished high school in Corinth. After his high school graduation, he spent four years in the Army in the southwest Pacific during World War II. In 1946, Mr. Palmer entered Rust College.
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| URL: |
http://www.lib.usm.edu/~spcol/coh/cohfosterp.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: |
Foster, Palmer E.
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Jackson, TN; Tennessee; United States; North America
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| Speaker occupation: |
Athletic coach; Military personnel; Teacher
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| Document date: |
19-Oct-1999
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| Interviewer: |
Mitchell, Lena
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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: |
OHI0025632-27526
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