Filmed interview with Erle Johnston conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the integration of the University of Mississippi, the Citizens' Councils, and opposition to desegregation in Mississippi.
Johnston, Erle, Barnett, Ross R. (Ross Robert), 1898-1987, Johnson, Paul B., 1916-1985, Meredith, James, 1933, Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, Citizens' Councils of America, Mississippi--Race relations, University of Mississippi, Civil rights--History--20th century, Civil rights movements--United States, Race relations--United States, Oral History--United States
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Arndt, Prudence
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Filmed interview with William Simmons conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on resistance to integration by the Mississippi Citizens' Council, specifically the Jackson chapter which was led by Simmons.
Simmons, William James, 1916-2007, Barnett, Ross R. (Ross Robert), 1898-1987, Citizens' Councils of America, Jackson (Miss.), Jackson (Miss.)--Race relations, Mississippi--Race relations, Mississippi--Social conditions, University of Mississippi, Civil rights--History--20th century, Civil rights movements--United States, Race relations--United States, Oral History--United States
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Arndt, Prudence
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.