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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Collection's Items (Sorted by Submit Date in Descending order): 21 to 40 of 91
Preview Issue Date Title Author(s) 2004-06-24 William Norris Jr., Sheriff of Shelby County, 2004 Norris, William N., Jr. ; Gritter, Elizabeth 1982-10-09 Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles, People United to Save Humanity (PUSH), 1982 Kyles, Samuel Billy ; Faist, Thomas 2004-07-29 H.T. Lockard, Memphis Democratic Party, 2004 Lockard, Hosea T. (H.T.) ; Gritter, Elizabeth 1983-10-04 Warren Lewis, head of the Black Knights, 1983 Lewis, Warren ; Faist, Thomas 2004-06-21 Henry Loeb Jr., son of Memphis Mayor, 2004 Loeb, Henry G., Jr. ; Gritter, Elizabeth 2000-10-01 H.T. Lockard, President of the Memphis NAACP, 2000 Lockard, Hosea T. (H.T.) ; Gritter, Elizabeth 2004-06-15 Hunter Lane Jr., Public Works Commissioner and City Councilman, June 2004 Lane, James Hunter, Jr. ; Gritter, Elizabeth 1982-05-06 Paul Tudor Jones, Urban League, 1982 Jones, Paul Tudor ; Faist, Thomas 1982-09-04 Rev. James Jordan, Beale Street Baptist Church, 1982 Jordan, James A. ; Faist, Thomas 1982-02-22 William Johnson, President of Memphis NAACP, 1982 Johnson, William ; Faist, Thomas 2004-07-14 Hunter Lane Jr., Public Works Commissioner and City Councilman, July 2004 Lane, James Hunter, Jr. ; Gritter, Elizabeth 2004-06-14 Samuel Hollis, General Executive Assistant to Mayor Edmund Orgill, 2004 Hollis, Samuel B. ; Gritter, Elizabeth 2004-06-16 John Fisher, Civil Rights activist, 2004 Fisher, John T. ; Gritter, Elizabeth 1982-03-03 Roscoe Dixon, Operation Push, 1982 Dixon, Roscoe ; Faist, Thomas 1982-05-14 Bill Farris, City Commissioner, 1982 Farris, William (Bill) ; Faist, Thomas 2004-06-25 Lewis Donelson, native Memphian and lawyer, 2004 Donelson, Lewis R., III, 1917-2018 ; Gritter, Elizabeth 1982-04-05 Charles Dinkins, 1982 Dinkins, Charles L. ; Faist, Thomas 2000-10-11 Fred Davis, Shelby Country Democratic Club, 2000 Davis, Fred ; Gritter, Elizabeth 1982-05-11 Lucius Burch, Memphis attorney, 1982 Burch, Lucius E., Jr., 1912-1996 ; Faist, Thomas 1982-05-11 Walter Armstrong, Board of Education President, 1982 Armstrong, Walter P., Jr. ; Faist, Thomas
Collection's Items (Sorted by Submit Date in Descending order): 21 to 40 of 91
