Nash and Taggart Collection
Title
Jere Nash Interview with Charles Evers
Other Form of Name
Evers, Charles, 1922-
Identifier
NT_interview_27
Creation Date
7-19-2004
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Description
Interview conducted by author Jere Nash with Charles Evers in the process of writing Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Evers was the first African American elected as a major of a biracial Mississippi city since Reconstruction and ran unsuccessfully for U.S. House in 1968, governor in 1971, and the U.S. Senate in 1978. Topics covered include campaigning for U.S. House in 1968; mayor of Fayette, Mississippi in 1969; Bennie Thompson; Bill Waller; campaigning for governor; 1972 congressional race against Ellis Bodron; attending Democratic National Conventions; bootlegging liquor and William Winter; Jimmy Carter; campaigning for U.S. Senate in 1978; Thad Cochran; D.A. Biglane and civil rights protests in Natchez, Mississippi; Robert F. Kennedy; bringing in Muhammed Ali and Kris Kristofferson during the 1978 campaign; serving as chancery clerk and supervisor; and WMPR radio station and Evers' radio show.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Evers, Charles, 1922-; Political campaigns -- Mississippi; Elections -- Mississippi; Fayette (Miss.); Thompson, Bennie, 1948-; Waller, Bill; Bodron, Ellis; Democratic National Convention; Alcohol -- Law and legislation; Winter, William F.; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Cochran, Thad; Biglane, D.A.; Natchez (Miss.); Civil rights; Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968; Ali, Muhammad, 1942-; Kristofferson, Kris;
Relational Format
audio recording
Extent
1900-01-00
Original Format
born digital audio
Original Collection
Nash and Taggart Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Finding Aid
Rights
This media file is owned by the copyright holder and may not be reproduced, re-posted, captured or saved. Due to copyright concerns, the recordings in this collection can only be accessed by arrangement with the Department of Archives and Special Collections.
Comments
original file name: 10020_CharlesEvers_2004July19; the author's original, unofficial transcript is available here, but users should note that spelling and accuracy is not assured