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Alternative Title

Blacks Revolt Against Desegregation Plans

Description

In this article, Abbott reported on a Black protest march through Starkville. Protestors were mainly Black students from Henderson High School. The students resented the school's closure, arguing that white students could also attend the school to prevent its closure during the process of integration. In the photograph, students are pictured with a banner during the march.

Publication Date

12-16-1969

Publisher

The Reflector

Time Period

1960-1969

Subjects

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

Keywords

Integration, Public Schools, School Closures, Funding, Civic Identity

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_1969-12-16_Reflector_Vol81_Blacks-Revolt-Desegregation-Plans_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

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Newspaper article and photograph, Blacks Revolt Against Desegregation Plans, December 16, 1969

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