EPISODE · Feb 22, 2016 · 5 MIN
MSM 472 F.W. Bishop - Growing Up in the Delta
from Mississippi Moments Podcast
F.W. Bishop was born on a farm near Shaw, Mississippi in 1897. In this episode, he recounts how as a boy, his job was to chase bears out of the cornfield. He remembers a steady diet of smoked bear meat. Growing up, Bishop worked a variety of part-time jobs to make ends meet. After high school, he married and spent his life in Cleveland. He discusses opening the town’s first filling station and being elected mayor.
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