Johnny Palmer interviewed by Dr. Emanuel J. Abston, Audio/Transcript.
- Title
- Johnny Palmer interviewed by Dr. Emanuel J. Abston, Audio/Transcript.
- Date
- 2006-04-05
- Creator
- Johnny Palmer
- Contributor
- Emanuel J. Abston
- Description
- Johnny Palmer was appointed in 1980 as the first Black sergeant at arms at the Mississippi State Capitol. He had worked at the House as a maintenance and inventory supervisor since 1959. He details the challenges that Robert Clark faced and also talks about the dynamics that the presidents of the major Black colleges had with the House.
- Primary Subject
- 2000- See all items with this value
- Politics See all items with this value
- HBCU leadership See all items with this value
- Race relations See all items with this value
- Additional Subject
- Discrimination
- State Government
- Location
- Jackson
- Hinds County
- Mississippi
- United States
- Type
- Audio
- Medium
- Compact Disc (CD)
- Format
- MP3
- HBCU Identifier
- mwchcac.oh.2022.rce.aud8
- HCAC Identifier
- HCAC.JSU.0200
- 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
- Item sets
- JSU Robert Clark Audio
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