| Title: |
Aaron E. Henry
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| Local code: |
78-108
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
National Archives and Records Administration. Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
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| Collection: |
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library Oral History Collection
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| Description: |
President, Mississippi Conference of Branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 1960-1993; President, Council of Federated Organizations, Mississippi, 1962-1965; Chairman, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) delegation to the 1964 Democratic National Convention which challenged the seating of the regular Mississippi delegation; Member, Mississippi House of Representatives, 1980-1995.
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| Extent: |
46 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/archives.hom/oralhistory.hom/Henry-A/Henry01.PDF
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1970 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Henry, Aaron E., 1922-1997
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
2-Jul-1922
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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: |
Civil rights worker; Military personnel; Pharmacist
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| Age at speaking: |
48
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| Document date: |
12-Sep-1970
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| Interviewer: |
Baker, T. H.
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| People discussed: |
Johnson, Lyndon B.; Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973; LBJ; Lyndon Baines Johnson
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| Organizations discussed: |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Baltimore, MD
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| Historical events discussed: |
Civil Rights Act Passed, U.S., July 2, 1964; U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1965; U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1966-; Voting Rights Act passed, U.S., 1965
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| Locations discussed: |
District of Columbia; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Bills, Legislative; Civil rights; Civil Rights Act Passed, U.S., July 2, 1964; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights movements--United States; Civil rights workers--United States; Civil rights--United States; District of Columbia; Johnson, Lyndon B.; Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973; LBJ; Lyndon Baines Johnson; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Baltimore, MD; North America; Oral history; U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1965; U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1966-; United States; Voting Rights Act passed, U.S., 1965
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0029916-25099
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