Phillip Dixon grew up in Wake Forest, NC until his parents separated when he was ten and he moved with his mother to Raleigh.  He received a National Defense Student Loan and an Equal Opportunity Grant to attend East Carolina University.  While at ECU he worked as a hall proctor, orientation counselor, sold class rings, and bused tables in the cafeteria.  He was also vice president of the student body, a student intern at the North Carolina Court of Appeals and a member of Phi Sigma Pi.  After graduating in 1971, he received a law degree.  He then returned to Greenville to establish a law firm.

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Citation

Phillip R. Dixon oral history interview, April 29, 2008. First in the Family Oral History Collection. UA45-05. University Archives, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/1254