Newspaper Article, Board President Assails Giles On Speaker Issue, March 20, 1970

Authors

W. F. Minor

Files

Alternative Title

Board President Assails Giles On Speaker Issue

Description

This article discusses the tension between the State College Board, MSU President Dr. Giles, and Mr. Roberts over Giles' decision to allow Charles Evers, a prominent Black leader , to speak on MSU campus. Roberts, a self-proclaimed racist, argues against 'the liberal element of the north' and similar ideologies. The article is accompanied by an image of Portnoy's Complaint, a work that the MSU bookstore only sells on special order.

Publication Date

3-20-1970

Publisher

The Reflector

Time Period

1970-1979

Subjects

College students, Black ; College students—Social conditions ; Mississippi--Race relations ; Racism

Keywords

Dr. W. J. Giles; Mississippi State University; MSU; M. M. Roberts; Black Speaker; Charles Evers; Agriculture; Newspaper; College Board; Liberal; Ideologies; Speaker; Campus; Education; Racist; Racism

Geographic Location

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

Comments

This collection contains offensive or discriminatory content.

Object Type

Text and Image

Format (original)

Newspaper clipping

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_VA_The-Reflector_1970-03-20_Board-President-Assails-Giles-On-Speaker-Issue_001

Source

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

Repository

University Archives

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries

Rights

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Contact Information

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