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Alternative Title
Students Honor Dr. King With Silent Vigil, Service
Description
In this article, Mississippi State students honor Dr. King with a silent vigil service on the Drill Field and a memorial service in the Chapel of Memories which was interrupted by a group of white protesters who waved a Confederate flag and threw a rock through the Chapel's stained glass window. Part of an article about mock elections is also on the page.
Publication Date
Spring 4-9-1968
Publisher
The Reflector
Time Period
1960-1969
Subjects
College students, Black; Mississippi--Race relations; Civil rights movements—Mississippi—History—20th century; African Americans--Civil rights--History
Keywords
Silent Vigil; Mississippi State; Assassination; Dr. Martin Luther King; Chapel of Memories; 1968; Elections; Student Committees; Campus; Kennedy Supporters; Mississippi
Geographic Location
Starkville (Miss.); Mississippi State (Miss.)
Object Type
Text
Format (original)
Newspaper clipping
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_VA_1968-04-09_Reflector_Vol79_Students-Honor-Dr-King_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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