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Interview with William Simmons
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Title
Interview with William Simmons
Subject
Simmons, William James, 1916-2007
Citizens' Councils of America
Mississippi
African Americans -- Segregation
Mississippi -- Race relations.
Civil rights workers -- Mississippi
Citizens' Councils of America
Mississippi
African Americans -- Segregation
Mississippi -- Race relations.
Civil rights workers -- Mississippi
Description
Filmed interview with William Simmons, conducted by Blackside, Inc. on Nov. 8, 1985, for Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years (1954-1965). Washington University Libraries, Film and Media Archive, Henry Hampton Collection.
Topics include resistance to integration by the Mississippi Citizens' Council, specifically the Jackson chapter which was led by Simmons.
Topics include resistance to integration by the Mississippi Citizens' Council, specifically the Jackson chapter which was led by Simmons.
Creator
Blackside, Inc.
Source
Title: 3845 Eyes on the prize [interviews]
Date
1985-11-08
Rights
Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). Libraries. Film & Media Archive
Relation
http://mavisweb.wulib.wustl.edu:81/mavisDetail/TitleWork/key/1044
Format
transcript
Language
en
Type
document
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
typescript
Citation
Blackside, Inc. , “Interview with William Simmons,” WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions, accessed May 3, 2024, http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/items/show/8352.
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