Fairley, J. C. (Jimmy Carter), 1921-

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MMr. J.C. Fairley, Mrs. Mamie Phillips, and Mr. Charles Phillips are all residents of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, who were active in the NAACP during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

From the description of An oral history with J.C. Fairley, Mamie Phillips and Charles Phillips, 1998 June 24. c1999. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 42806775

President, Forrest County, Miss. chapter of the NAACP, 1962-1966; MFDP delegate to the Democratic national convention, 1964; co-founder, Forrest County Action Committee, 1966; leader of boycott of downtown Hattiesburg businesses for equitable hiring practices, 1966-1967; plaintiff in Fairley v. Patterson in U.S. District Court regarding redistricting ruling, 1970s.

From the description of Fairley (J.C.) civil rights collection, ca. 1960-1990. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 45553492

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creatorOf Fairley, J. C. An oral history with J.C. Fairley, Mamie Phillips and Charles Phillips, 1998 June 24. University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library
creatorOf Fairley, J. C. (Jimmy Carter), 1921-. An oral history with Mr. J.C. Fairley / Mike Garvey. University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library
creatorOf Fairley, J. C. Fairley (J.C.) civil rights collection, ca. 1960-1990. University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library
referencedIn Wade, Daisy Harris. Papers, ca. 1939-1998. University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library
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Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi
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African Americans
African Americans
Civil rights movement
Civil rights workers
Civil rights workers
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Birth 1921

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