MSU vs Loyola 1963 - The Game of Change
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Description
Tom Gibson, of Clarksdale, a member of the State Legislature at the time and part of a group called For America: A Committee for Public Action, writes to Colvard to express his disapproval of the decision for the basketball team to play an integrated team. Gibson issues a threat to Colvard that he will no longer support Colvard and Mississippi State's interests if Colvard does not reverse his decision.
ISBN
MFM_UA-A1985-120_1963-03-12_Letter_001.pdf
Approximate Creation Date
1963
Time Period
1960-1969
Subjects
Mississippi State University--Basketball--History ; College integration ; Segregation--Mississippi--20th century ; Colvard, Dean W., 1913-2007 ; McCarthy, James Harrison, 1923-1975
Keywords
Mississippi State University Basketball, Integration, 1963, Coach Babe McCarthy, Dean Colvard
Geographic Location
Washington (D.C.)
Object Type
Text
Format (original)
Letter
Format (digital)
PDF file
Digital ID
MFM_UA-A1985-120_1963-03-12_Letter_001
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, University Archives.
Repository
University Archives
Digital Collection Title
Dean Colvard Collection
Digital Publisher
MSU Libraries
Rights
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Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Spatial Coverage
1963-01-01-06-01
Recommended Citation
Gibson, Tom, "Letter, Tom Gibson, to Mississippi State University President Dean W. Colvard, March 12, 1963" (2023). MSU vs Loyola 1963 - The Game of Change. 37.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/ua-msu-loyola-1963/37
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