Dr. David White interviewed by Alferdteen Harrison, Transcript.

Title: Dr. David White interviewed by Alferdteen Harrison, Transcript.
Date: 1981-09-15
Creator: David White
Contributor: Alferdteen Harrison
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 Farish Street before and after integration: Black businesses became less prosperous after integration as some Black customers went to white owned businesses. He also talks about his involvement with the NAACP.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999; Business; Race relations; Civil Rights Movement
Additional Subject: Desegregation
Location: Farish Street Historic District; Jackson; Mississippi
Type: Textual document
Medium: Paper
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: mwchcac.oh.2022.farish.tran.0031
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.JSU.0948
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