Newspaper Article, Board Rejects Gile's Decision To Let Charles Evers Speak Here, March 3, 1970

Authors

Lowell Hine
Merrill Merkle

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Alternative Title

Board Rejects Gile's Decision To Let Charles Evers Speak Here

Description

This article covers a campus review committee's decision to reverse a state college board's ruling to block Fayette mayor Charles Evers from speaking on campus. The newspaper examines the board's letter to MSU President Giles. YD spokesman is impressed with the committee's decision. Included is a photograph of former governor Ross Barnett speaking to MSU's KA meeting about the "good life" that used to be.

Publication Date

3-3-1970

Publisher

The Reflector

Time Period

1970-1979

Subjects

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

Keywords

Dr. W. J. Giles; Mississippi State University; MSU; Black Speaker; Charles Evers; Newspaper; College Board; Speaker; Campus Regulations; Ban; Change; Hypocrisy; Good Life; KA; Ross Barnett

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_1970-03-03_Board-Rejects-Gile's-Decision_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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