Authors

Merill Merkle

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Alternative Title

Unrest Hovers Over Campus Sunday Night

Description

This article discusses the rise of tensions at Mississippi State among the students. During a memorial service for Dr. King, a stained glass window in the Chapel of Memories was broken, flagpole ropes were severed on the Drill Field, and trees were burned near Hilbun Hall.

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

Campus; Conflict; Dr. Martin Luther King; Mississippi State; Ole Miss; Student Affairs; Tension

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_1968-04-09_Reflector_Vol79_Unrest-Hovers_001

Source

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

Repository

University Archives

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Newspaper Article, Unrest Hovers Over Campus Sunday Night, April 9, 1968

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