EPISODE · Feb 15, 2016 · 9 MIN
MSM 471 Doug Smith - Inspired to Activism
from Mississippi Moments Podcast
Doug Smith grew up in Hattiesburg during the 1950s. In this episode, he recalls how his mother inspired him to join the Civil Rights Movement. He discusses such topics as the March on Washington, Freedom Day in Hattiesburg, voter registration drives and being arrested 32 times. Smith also shares his memories of how his mother came to have the first integrated funeral in Hattiesburg and of running for his life through the woods of South Mississippi with fellow activists. PHOTO: McCain Library & Archives, USM
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