Dr. David White interviewed by Mary Street and Irene Hampton, Transcript.
- Title
- Dr. David White interviewed by Mary Street and Irene Hampton, Transcript.
- Date
- 1981-09-29
- Creator
- David White
- Contributor
- Mary Street
- Irene Hampton
- Description
- Dr. David White was the first Black optometrist in the state of Mississippi when he moved onto Farish Street in 1951. He talks about how his first White customers came during the Civil Rights Movement as there was an active meeting place for activists above his business.
- Primary Subject
- 1900-1999 See all items with this value
- Business See all items with this value
- Civil Rights Movement See all items with this value
- Additional Subject
- World War II, 1939-1945
- Location
- Farish Street Historic District
- Jackson
- Mississippi
- Type
- Textual document
- Medium
- Paper
- Format
- JPEG
- HBCU Identifier
- mwchcac.oh.2022.farish.tran.0030
- HCAC Identifier
- HCAC.JSU.0947
- 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 Farish Street Project Oral History Collection
- Item sets
- JSU Farish Street Project Transcripts
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