Railroad town, earning it the nickname pub city. Today this southcentral Mississippi City is best known as the home of the university of southern minute southern mississippi and camp shelby, one of the countrys largest Training Bases. With the help of our comcast training partners, over the next hour here how they became a center for the Civil Rights Movement. Instance, weg, for had registration. Africanamericans could not register. Everything was still segregated. A lot of the businesses, restaurants, and hotels were still under these kind of old jim crow laws. Later, the story of a hattiesburg washerwoman who saved her lifes earnings and then gave it all away. She started out by boiling clothes and a big tub in the house. She would wash them, she would hang them up to dry, and when she ironed them she would put them out there as well. She started out by charging a dime, if you can believe that. From a dime i guess she went to a quarter and then maybe up to . 50 and a dollar. What was
All weekend, American History tv is featuring hattiesburg, mississippi. Hattiesburg was incorporated in 1884. The city was known for its lumber and wrote industries and railroad industries in the late 19th century. Posted by our comcast partners, our cspan staff visited sites showcasing the citys rich history. Learn more about hattiesburg all weekend here on American History tv. I get up early in the morning. I go to bed about 10 00, to 11 00. Mel be honest, it keeps working and trying to make a living. Our whole family were workers. I worked when i was able to. I worked all the time, night and day. I just worked and saved my money. I put it in the bank. I put so much in the bank. Over, turned my business i didnt owe anybody anything. Oseola mccarty was wonderful. She was a short lady about five feet. She probably weighed 85, 90 pounds. If i had to sum her up in a nutshell, she was amazing. She went to school. She only made it to the sixth grade. However she was a smart enough to start