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Interview with Mr. Johnny Newson
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General Topic of Interview: Politics and the Civil Rights Movement
Date: 31 October, 2008
Location: Clarkesdale, Mississippi, USA
Narrator: Mr. Johnny Newson
Interviewer: Max Paschall
Transcriber: Unknown
Biographical Information:
Mr. Johnny Newson was born in Sardis, Mississippi. He attended Delta State University, and eventually was elected as a Coahoma County Commissioner.
Interview Information:
Mr. Newson talks about segregation and racism. He offers a perspective on the work of civil rights activist Dr. Aaron Henry, for whom he worked while a young man. He discusses education, the role of religion in the civil rights movement and in Coahoma County today, as well as political relationships between civil rights activists, especially Fannie Lou Hamer and Aaron Henry.