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In this newspaper article, Mitlin described Mississippi State's efforts to include Black contributions to American History and Literature to its curriculae. Black students welcomed these updated curriculae as a way to raise white students' awareness of Black contributions to American culture and life and advance the Civil Rights Movement's goal of integration.
Publication Date
4-11-1969
Publisher
The Reflector
Time Period
1960-1969
Subjects
College students, Black; College integration; Civil rights movements—Mississippi—History—20th century
Keywords
Higher Education, Desegregation, Curriculae, History, English
Geographic Location
Starkville (Miss.); Mississippi State (Miss.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
Newspaper clipping
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_VA-1969-04-11_Reflector_Vol80_State-Introduces-History-Literature_001
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, University Archives.
Repository
University Archives
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries
Rights
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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
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