Newspaper article, Afro-American Studies Promoto Better Racial Understanding, October 8, 1968

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The Reflector

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Description

In this newspaper article, the writer noted that Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination spurred professors across the United States to incorporate Black studies in their curriculae. White and Black professors and students considered the integration of scholars like W.E.B. DuBois and Malcolm X as part of the larger Civil Rights struggle to end segregation.

Publication Date

10-8-1968

Publisher

The Reflector

Time Period

1960-1969

Subjects

College students, Black; College students, Social conditions

Keywords

Martin Luther King Jr., Assassination, Integration, Curriculae, Black Studies

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_1968-10-08_Reflector_Vol80_Afro-American-Racial-Understanding_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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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.

Recommended Citation

The Relector, Mississippi State University, Volume 80