Port Gibson, Mississippi

Anonymous was a guidance counselor at Port Gibson High School in Mississippi. She speaks about her childhood, the Great Depression, and her education that allowed her to become a guidance counselor. She discusses, in more depth, her duties at the high school and the difficulties of school integration that occurred in the late nineteen sixties and early nineteen seventies.

Ezekial Rankin speaks about his childhood and education. he discusses living conditions during the Great Depression. He describes his experiences in the military during World War II including his travels, and the racism he encountered. He discusses his role in black voter registration in the area (Mississippi). He discusses the NAACP and the civil rights movement. Rankin shares some family history. He talks about how the community, the country, and the government have changed throughout his lifetime and the pros and cons of these changes. He discusses the jobs he's held, especially farming, as well as his family and the values he's both learned and tried to instill.