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Vol. 02
LEGACY WORK
The Monroe Country Training School & West Amory High School Oral History Collection
Fifteen alumni reflect on Monroe County Training School and West Amory High School—two Black secondary schools that shaped generations in Amory, Mississippi. The collection also documents the reunion tradition that continues to bring alumni together.
Video: Ethan Payne
Credits
Community
Amory, MS
Community Partners
Rep. Hob Bryan
Charles Darden
Lori Polk
Oral History Narrators
Charles Darden
George Darden
Lillian Freeman
Adrian Haynes
Tyrone James
Angela Lowe
Peirce McIntosh
Ezell McKinney
Norris Nails
Lori Polk
Alfonso Rachel
Arvester Smith
Russel Walton
Daphine Whitfield
Shirley Whitfield
Support
Mississippi Humanities Council
Center for the Study of Southern Culture
Collaborators
Composition
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