# Walter Bruce oral history interview conducted by John Dittmer in Durant, Mississippi, 2013 March 11

Walter Bruce shares memories of his childhood in Durant, Mississippi, where his family sharecropped. As a young man he became a carpenter and also a gospel singer. He describes his early involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, including his participation in Mississippi Freedom Summer. Bruce was involved in community and political organizing throughout the 1960s, from helping to start health clinics and participating in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party to his involvement in sit-ins and marches. Bruce also discusses the process of choosing and running black candidates for political office in the 1960s.

- Kind: Interview
- Year: 2013
- Runtime: 1 h 25 min
- By: Bruce, Walter
- Genres: History, Music
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2015669170/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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