Rev. George Thomas interviewed by Michael Leveritt: "Resident in the Historic District," Transcript.
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Title
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Rev. George Thomas interviewed by Michael Leveritt: "Resident in the Historic District," Transcript.
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Date
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1977-11-08
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Creator
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George Thomas
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Contributor
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Michael Leveritt
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Description
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Rev. George Thomas was a pastor at a church in Terry, Mississippi and also worked as a contractor and carpenter. He possessed several plans from early buildings which he built in the Farish Street District. He talks about the construction of new roads and buildings as Jackson converted from dirt roads and horses to a more metropolitan space.
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Primary Subject
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1900-1999
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Business
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Race relations
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Location
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Farish Street Historic District
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Jackson
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Mississippi
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Type
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Textual document
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Medium
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Paper
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Format
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JPEG
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HBCU Identifier
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mwchcac.oh.2022.farish.tran.0046
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.JSU.0963
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Rights
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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
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Contributing Institution
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Jackson State University
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Collection
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The Farish Street Project Oral History Collection
