MS Moments 303 Reecy Dickson - Superintendent of Education

Published: March 30, 2012, 1:37 p.m.

Reecy Dickson decided to run for Superintendent of Education of Noxubee County in 1975.\xa0 She recalls her decision to run for a position that had only been held by white males.

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\xa0Dickson was eight months pregnant when she was campaigning for the office of Superintendent.\xa0 But, that didn\u2019t stop her from going door to door or registering new voters