Newspaper Article, Racial Situation Topic of FDP Leader's Speech, December 17, 1968

Authors

The Reflector

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Description

In this article, Eddie Washington invited students to attend Hamer's talk on Black American civil rights at Lee Hall Auditorium. The writer listed some of Hamer's political accomplishments, namely her 1964 run for Congress as a member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Her appearance and talk on civil rights was described as a matter of universal interest and importance.

Publication Date

12-17-1968

Publisher

The Reflector

Time Period

1960-1969

Subjects

College students, Black; Civil rights movements—Mississippi—History—20th century

Keywords

Black Student Organizations, College Recruitment, Integration

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_1968-12-17_Reflector_Vol80_Racial-Situation-Topic_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.

Recommended Citation

The Relector, Mississippi State University, Volume 80