Everett R. Cook Oral History Collection
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The Everett R. Cook Collection includes interviews conducted from 1979-2004 as part of the Everett R. Cook Oral History Collection on Civil Rights, made available through a partnership with the Memphis Public Library. The interviews describe the Vollintine-Evergreen neighborhood and surrounding areas, civil rights work in Memphis, and the Mid-Memphis Improvement Association (MMIA). Interviewees discuss their personal experiences with different civil rights groups, such as the NAACP, as well as working with notable civil rights figures for civil rights advancement in Memphis.
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Preview Issue Date Title Author(s) 1983-09-19 Ronald Walter, Chief Administrative Assistant to congressman Harold Ford, 1983 Walter, Ronald ; Faist, Thomas 2004-06-28 Lillie Wheeler, democratic campaign worker, 2004 Wheeler, Lillie Jones ; Gritter, Elizabeth 1983-09-20 Rabbi James Wax, Civil Rights leader, 1983 Wax, James A. (James Aaron), 1912-1989 ; Faist, Thomas 2004-06-17 Helen Wax, Fund for Needy Children, 2004 Wax, Helen G. ; Gritter, Elizabeth 2000-10-13 Russell Sugarmon Jr., Memphis lawyer and judge, 2000 Sugarmon, Russell B., Jr. 1929- ; Gritter, Elizabeth 2000-10-09 Vasco Smith, Shelby County Commissioner, 2000 Smith, Vasco A. ; Gritter, Elizabeth 2004-07-12 Vasco Smith, Shelby County Commissioner, 2004 Smith, Vasco A. ; Gritter, Elizabeth 1983-09-05 Rev. Henry L. Starks, 1983 Starks, Henry L. ; Faist, Thomas 2004-07-30 Russel Sugarmon Jr., Memphis lawyer and judge, July 2004 Sugarmon, Russell B., Jr. 1929- ; Gritter, Elizabeth 2004-06-19 Interview with Russell Sugarmon Jr., Memphis lawyer and judge, June 2004 Sugarmon, Russell B., Jr. 1929- ; Gritter, Elizabeth 1983-09-19 Coby Smith, Invader and Southwestern alum, 1983 Smith, Coby V. ; Faist, Thomas 2000-10-09 Maxine Smith, Executive Secretary of the Memphis NAACP, 2000 Smith, Maxine ; Gritter, Elizabeth 1982-03-13 Maxine Smith, Executive Secretary of the Memphis NAACP, 1982 Smith, Maxine ; Faist, Thomas 2004-06-24 Anne Shafer, Head of the League of Women Voters, 2004 Shafer, Anne Whalen ; Gritter, Elizabeth 2004-07-26 Maxine Smith, Executive Secretary of the Memphis NAACP, 2004 Smith, Maxine ; Gritter, Elizabeth 2004-06-22 Interview with Thomas Sisson, Public Works Commissioner in 2004 Sisson, Thomas E. (Pete) ; Gritter, Elizabeth 2004-06-22 Charlie Peete Jr., Memphis Dutch Treat Luncheon, 2004 Peete, Charles S. (Charlie) ; Gritter, Elizabeth 2004-06-29 Johnnie Mae Peters, Civil Rights activist, 2004 Peters, Johnnie Mae ; Gritter, Elizabeth 2004-06-18 Thomas Prewitt Sr., Tennessee attorney, 2004 Prewitt, Thomas R., Sr. ; Gritter, Elizabeth 1982-05-04 Downing Pryor, first President of the City Council, 1982 Pryor, Downing ; Faist, Thomas
Collection's Items (Sorted by Submit Date in Descending order): 1 to 20 of 91
