Mayor Philip Curtis West interviewed by Dr. Emanuel J. Abston, Audio and Transcript.

Title

Mayor Philip Curtis West interviewed by Dr. Emanuel J. Abston, Audio and Transcript.

Date

2006-06-20

Creator

Phillip Curtis West See all items with this value

Contributor

Emanuel J. Abston

Description

Mayor Phillip Curtis West returned to Mississippi from Chicago in 1964 to become involved in the Civil Rights Movement. Becoming involved with the NAACP at Alcorn State University led him to eventually end up in Mississippi politics, being elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1997 and Mayor of Natchez, Mississippi in 2004.

Primary Subject

2000- See all items with this value

Education See all items with this value

Civil Rights Movement See all items with this value

Politics See all items with this value

Additional Subject

State Government

Location

Natchez

Adams County

Mississippi

United States

Type

Audio

Textual document

Medium

Compact Disc (CD)

Measurements

59 min

Format

PDF

MP4

HBCU Identifier

mwchcac.oh.2022.rce.aud12

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.JSU.0204

Rights

All rights held by the Margaret Walker Center. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, 601-979-3935 Attn: Center Director

Contributing Institution

Jackson State University

Collection

The Robert Clark Era Oral History Collection See all items with this value

Language

English

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