Newspaper photograph, Starkville Protest, April 3, 1970

Authors

The Reflector

Files

Alternative Title

Starkville Protest

Description

In this photograph, the Reflector depicted Black youth staging a protest march through Starkville's business district. The protesters wanted townspeople to join an NAACP boycott on businesses that either refused to hire Black employees or only made token hires.

Publication Date

4-3-1970

Publisher

The Reflector

Time Period

1970-1979

Subjects

College students, Black; Education---Mississippi, Civil Rights; Desegregation

Keywords

Civil Rights, NAACP, Boycott, Economcis, Hiring

Geographic Location

Starkville (Miss.); Mississippi State (Miss.)

Comments

This collection contains offensive or discriminatory content.

Object Type

text

Format (original)

Newspaper clipping

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_VA_The-Reflector_1970-04-03_Starkville-Protest_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, University Archives.

Repository

University Archives

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu

Recommended Citation

The Relector, Mississippi State University, Volume 81