Newspaper article, Rock Throwing, Insults Cause Short-lived Racial Flareup, September 23, 1969

Authors

Carroll Jackson

Files

Description

In this article, Jackson described the rock throwing as the first public sign of discontent with integration at Mississippi State. Campus police brought the victim and five perpetrators to its station. Legal ramifications for the perpetrators was unclear.

Publication Date

9-26-1969

Publisher

The Reflector

Time Period

1960-1969

Subjects

College students, Black; Education--Mississippi, Civil Rights, Mississippi

Keywords

Race relations, Student life, Civil Rights, Mississippi

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_1969-09-26_Reflector_Vol81_Rock-Throwing-Racial-Flareup_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 81