Interview with James Figgs, civil rights activist and DJ

Identifier

ama2010_figgs01

Creation Date

5-18-2010

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Description

Interviewer and Recordist: Miles Laseter. Recorded at KBUD (Radio station : Sardis, Miss.)

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Gospel music -- Mississippi; WQMA (Radio station : Marks, Miss.); Figgs, Ruth Elizabeth; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People;

Relational Format

audio recording

Extent

46:54

Original Format

interviews

Original Collection

Field School for Cultural Documentation, North Mississippi Music Project (MUM01725), Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

Rights

The oral histories and associated materials in this collection are for research purposes only and may not be reproduced or used without explicit permission from the University of Mississippi Libraries.

ama2010figgs_fieldnotes_eeg.pdf (14 kB)
Field notes: Eric Griffis

ama2010figgs_fieldnotes_ml.pdf (16 kB)
Field notes: Miles Laseter

ama2010figgs_log.pdf (40 kB)
Digital Recorder Log

ama2010_figgs02.mp4 (6742 kB)
Interview, part 2

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