Paige, Ralph

Content Description The Federation of Southern Cooperatives Oral History Project collection encompasses three transcripts of interviews with Executive Directors, Charles O. Prejean, Sr.; Ralph Paige; and Cornelius Blanding conducted by public historian, Michael J. O’Brien for his work on the 50th anniversary history of the organization, 50 Years of Courage, Cooperation, Commitment and Community – A Brief History of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land assistance Fund---1967-2017.The project...

Content Description The Federation of Southern Cooperatives (FSC) was founded to assist African American farmers, reverse the trend of decline in Black ownership of land in the South, and to develop cooperatives and credit unions as a means to assist individuals and families in rural and low-income communities. The records of FSC include voluminous correspondence, memoranda, studies, reports, statistical data, photographs, financial records, newsletters and publications both generated and collected by the...