Robert Clark interviewed by Alferdteen Harrison: Interview #6, Transcript.

Title: Robert Clark interviewed by Alferdteen Harrison: Interview #6, Transcript.
Date: 1983-05-17
Creator: Robert Clark, 1928-
Contributor: Alferdteen Harrison
Description: Rep. Robert G. Clark served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1968 to 2004. Rep. Clark talks about his legislative career and the racism he faced. He also talks about the impact the Civil Rights Movement had on him winning the election and his introduction of bills to create holidays for Martin Luther King, Jr., and Medgar Evers.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Civil Rights Movement See all items with this value; Politics See all items with this value; Racism See all items with this value
Additional Subject: State Government
Location: Jackson; Hinds County; Mississippi; United States
Type: Textual document
Medium: Paper
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: mwchcac.oh.2022.rc.tran.0006
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0066
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