Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History

An Interview with Aaron Henry, April 22, 1981 / interviewed by John Jones and John Dittmer[sound recording].

By: Henry, Aaron, 1922-1997.
Contributor(s): Jones, John Griffin | Dittmer, John, 1939-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelMixed materialsDescription: 1 reel to reel tape (97 min.) : analog, 15/16ths ips ; 5 in. 1 transcript (36 p.).Subject(s): Henry, Aaron, 1922-1997 | Carter, Jimmy, 1924- | Meredith, James, 1933- | Evers, Medgar Wiley, 1925-1963 -- Assassination | Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 | Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 | Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 | Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 | University of Mississippi | Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.) | Democratic National Party | Murder -- Mississippi -- Neshoba County | Civil rights movements -- Mississippi -- Jackson | Education -- Mississippi | Race relations -- MississippiGenre/Form: Oral histories.Online resources: Link to Electronic Resource for Transcript
Contents:
Part 1 -- Return to Mississippi after WWII -- Instances of whites abusing blacks -- Being a businessman in Clarksdale in the 1950's -- Emmett Till case and impact -- Eisenhower Administration and Civil Rights -- Meredith case -- 1961-1963 and Medgar Evers -- The Kennedy Administration -- COFO -- Part 2 -- COFO continued -- Democratic National Party -- Bringing in students under threat of violence -- Reaction to the Neshoba County murders -- Jackson movement and Ole Miss crisis -- Johnson and Carter Administrations.
Summary: Interview of Aaron Henry was conducted by John Jones and John Dittmer at Clarksdale, Mississippi on April 22, 1981.
Item type Current location Collection Shelving location Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Online Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Electronic Archives Online Electronic Resource AU 092 Not for loan Link to Electronic Resource for Transcript 82508
By Permission Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Oral History Audio and Transcripts Archival Reading Room AU 092 - Henry, Aaron original transcript Not for loan See Reference Desk. B143164
Media Request Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Oral History Audio and Transcripts Media Room AU 092 Available Transcript B143163
Online Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Electronic Archives Media Room AU 092 Not for loan Access in Media Room; headphones required. B143162

Part 1 -- Return to Mississippi after WWII -- Instances of whites abusing blacks -- Being a businessman in Clarksdale in the 1950's -- Emmett Till case and impact -- Eisenhower Administration and Civil Rights -- Meredith case -- 1961-1963 and Medgar Evers -- The Kennedy Administration -- COFO -- Part 2 -- COFO continued -- Democratic National Party -- Bringing in students under threat of violence -- Reaction to the Neshoba County murders -- Jackson movement and Ole Miss crisis -- Johnson and Carter Administrations.

Original tapes are restricted.

Interview of Aaron Henry was conducted by John Jones and John Dittmer at Clarksdale, Mississippi on April 22, 1981.

MP3 files, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, [2007]. Audio cassette Audio recording transferred to WAV files then converted to MP3 files.

PDF file, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, [2012]. Transcript Transcript scanned as PDF file.

Mode of access: Internet browser with PDF reader and MP3 player.

File containing original versions of transcript in various stages of editing available by permission from curator.