Mayor Philip Curtis West interviewed by Dr. Emanuel J. Abston, Audio/Transcript.
- Title
- Mayor Philip Curtis West interviewed by Dr. Emanuel J. Abston, Audio/Transcript.
- Date
- 2006-06-20
- Creator
- Phillip Curtis West
- Contributor
- Emanuel J. Abston
- Description
- Mayor Phillip Curtis West returned to Mississippi from Chicago in 1964 to become involved in the Civil Rights Movement. Becoming involved with the NAACP at Alcorn State University led him to eventually end up in Mississippi politics, being elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1997 and Mayor of Natchez, Mississippi in 2004.
- Primary Subject
- 2000- See all items with this value
- Education See all items with this value
- Civil Rights Movement See all items with this value
- Politics See all items with this value
- Additional Subject
- State Government
- Location
- Natchez
- Adams County
- Mississippi
- United States
- Type
- Audio
- Medium
- Compact Disc (CD)
- Format
- MP3
- HBCU Identifier
- mwchcac.oh.2022.rce.aud12
- HCAC Identifier
- HCAC.JSU.0204
- 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
Part of Mayor Philip Curtis West interviewed by Dr. Emanuel J. Abston, Audio/Transcript.