Newspaper Article, Black Perspective: A Black Man Looks At Integration In Mississippi, February 24, 1970

Authors

Micheal Shields

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Alternative Title

Black Perspective: A Black Man Looks At Integration In Mississippi

Description

This article examines the history of white attempts to circumvent and avoid integration in Mississippi schools between 1954 and 1970. This article mentions the Jackson Citizen's Council, white insistence on Separate but Equal, and President Kennedy's pressure for integration. It then discusses contemporary efforts to avoid integration such as complaints about busing.

Publication Date

2-24-1970

Publisher

The Reflector

Time Period

1970-1979

Subjects

College students, Black ; School integration--United States ; Mississippi--Race relations

Keywords

Integration; Education; Separate But Equal; Kennedy; JFK; School Integration; Mississippi; Avoiding Integration; High School; Jackson Citizens Council; Busing; MS; Segregation; History

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_1970-02-24_A-Black-Man-Looks-At-Integration-In-MS_001

Source

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

Repository

University Archives

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries

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