Newspaper article, From The Editor: Equal Opportunity Employer, February 2, 1971

Authors

The Reflector

Files

Alternative Title

From The Editor: Equal Opportunity Employer

Description

In this article, the Reflector noted that Richard Nixon's Law Enforcement Assistant Administration disbursed federal funds to upgrade local law enforcement's abilitiy to police. It was part of a backlash to the nationwide protests in 1968. Federal funding meant compliance with Federal desegregation policies. The Reflector anticipated the subsequent desegregation of the Mississippi State Highway Patrol.

Publication Date

2-2-1971

Publisher

The Reflector

Time Period

1970-1979

Subjects

College students, Black; Civil Rights--Mississippi

Keywords

Federal Funding, Desegregation, Law Enforcement, 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_UA_The-Reflector_1971-02-02_Equal-Opportunity-Employer_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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Recommended Citation

The Relector, Mississippi State University, Volume 82