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-; Education; Civil Rights Movement; Politics
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