Senator Willie Simmons interviewed by Dr. Emanuel J. Abston

Title: Senator Willie Simmons interviewed by Dr. Emanuel J. Abston
Date: 2006-03-26
Creator: Willie Simmons, 1947-
Contributor: Emanuel J. Abston
Description: Sen. Willie Simmons served in the Mississippi Senate from 1993 to 2020. He details the opposition and challenges he faced while fighting for education reform and better treatment of the Black colleges in Mississippi. He looks at his career retrospectively and ponders over how he would like to be remembered.
Primary Subject: 2000- See all items with this value; Politics See all items with this value; Education See all items with this value; Economics See all items with this value
Additional Subject: State Government
Location: Jackson; Hinds County; Mississippi; United States
Type: Audio
Medium: Compact Disc (CD)
Format: MP3
HBCU Identifier: mwchcac.oh.2022.rce.aud5
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0197
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