Newspaper article, Black Boycott Cripples West Point Merchants, February 6, 1970

Authors

John Pickering

Files

Alternative Title

Black Boycott Cripples West Point Merchants

Description

In this article, Pickering reported that West Point's Black community ceased doing business with white merchants to pressure them into including Black members in the integration process.

Publication Date

2-6-1970

Publisher

The Reflector

Time Period

1960-1969

Subjects

College studetns, Black; Education--Mississippi; Civil Rights--Mississippi; School integration; Economics

Keywords

Desegregation, Integration, Public Protest, Community Action, Civic Governance

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_1970-02-06_Reflector_Vol81_Boycott-Cripples-Merchants_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