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A dedicated civic worker and community activist, Minnie Fisher is the oldest native-born citizen of the town of Mound Bayou, Miss. An all-Black town founded in 1887 by Isaiah T. Montgomery, Mound Bayou stands as a symbol of the ambitious and cooperative efforts of Black people everywhere. Ms. Fisher's parents, Warren and Mary Elizabeth Fisher, were among the first group of settlers from Vicksburg, Miss., who came to Mound Bayou to seek a place where they might prosper and provide broader opportunities for their children. Minnie Fisher was educated at Tougaloo College and has lived and worked in various sections of Mississippi. She always returns to Mound Bayou, where she has been city librarian, town clerk, tax collector, and a member of the Mound Bayou Civic Improvement Society. She was at one time editor of the Mound Bayou News and has been a life-long member of the International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor. She was feted by her town on Minnie Fisher Day, April 21, 1979.
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The Black Women Oral History Project interviewed 72 African American women between 1976 and 1981. With support from the Schlesinger Library, the project recorded a cross section of women who had made significant contributions to American society during the first half of the 20th century. Photograph taken by Judith Sedwick
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