Newspaper article, Black Student Housing Incidents Raise Discrimination Question, April 25, 1969

Authors

L. Hine

Files

Description

In this newspaper article, Black students questioned Student Housing over its placement of Black students in specific dormitories. University officials denied making race a criteria of housing placement out of fear that violation of the Civil Rights Act would jeopardize federal funding.

Publication Date

4-25-1969

Publisher

The Reflector

Time Period

1960-1969

Subjects

College students, Black; College integration; Mississippi--Race relations

Keywords

Dormitories, Civil Rights Act, Compliance, Federal Funding

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

MSM_VA-1969-04-25_Reflector_Vol80_Black-Students-Housing-Incidents_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