Newspaper article, Tension Peaks As Tempers Flare, May 5, 1970

Authors

Janna Pepper

Files

Alternative Title

Tension Peaks As Tempers Flare

Description

In this article, Pepper reported a series of incidents in Starkville related to Black citizens efforts to participate in Starkville's civic life. Incidents ranged from a Dairy Queen shooting, highway confrontation, to firebombings.

Publication Date

5-5-1970

Publisher

The Reflector

Time Period

1970-1979

Subjects

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

Keywords

Civil Rights, Policing, Disorder, Civil Life

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_The-Reflector_1970-05-05_Tension-Peaks-As-Tempers-Flare_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