Herman Brister DeCell (1924–1986) was a lawyer and politician in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi Senate from 1959 to 1979.[1]
He was born in Yazoo City and lived there as an adult.[2] He was a partner at Henry, Barbour, DeCell and Bridgforth.[3]
He wrote and article about federal crop insurance.[4]
He was endorsed by the Holmes County Herald in 1975.[5] He was appointed to the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission,[6] a state agency established to fight for segregation after the U.S. Supreme Court Brown vs. Board of Education decision requiring school integration.
He gave an oral interview in 1997.[7]
References
edit- ^ "DeCell, Herman B. (Herman Brister), 1924-1986". crdl.usg.edu.
- ^ https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=sta_leghb
- ^ "Henry, Barbour, DeCell and Bridgforth, Attorneys At Law, Yazoo City Mississippi & Jackson Mississippi: History of our Firm". www.hbdblaw.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Law Journal May 1955 Book 3". Miss. State Bar and the Univ. of Miss. School of Law. September 5, 1955 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Holmes County Herald June 19 Page 6". hch.stparchive.com.
- ^ https://www.crmvet.org/docs/6406_cofo_ms_leg-rpt.pdf
- ^ "Welcome to the Civil Rights Digital Library". crdl.usg.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
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