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Description
Carroll Jackson advertised the YMCA's Free University as a liberal alternative to the official courses offered at MSU. She described faculty's focus on research created a condescending attitude toward the student body which led to students feeling alienated. Classes were open for any to teach, join as a student, or ask questions.
Publication Date
9-19-1969
Publisher
The Reflector
Time Period
1960-1969
Subjects
College students, Black; Student life; Student activism
Keywords
Alternative studies, Parallel curricula, Alienation, Social activism
Geographic Location
Starkville (Miss.); Mississippi State (Miss.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
Newspaper clipping
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_VA_1969-09-19_Reflector_Vol81_Free-University_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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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 81
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