Reflector Collection, 1965-1975

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  Newspaper article, Russell Has Views On Everything, March 13, 1970

  James Wedgeworth

  In this article, James Wedgeworth interviewed Bill Russell on a variety of topics ranging from sports to politics.

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  Newspaper article, White Squad Claims 26-0 Mud Bowl Win, March 24, 1970

  James Wedgeworth

  In this article, Wedgeworth reported on collegiate football.

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  Newspaper cartoon, Captain Magnolia,December 9, 1969

  In this cartoon, the artist, Bob, ridiculed the pro-segregationist argument that Black Americans did not want their children to attend white schools. A klansman is depicted outside a school. The cartoonist used a caption bubble to note that court-ordered integration had not addressed the violence of white supremacist organizations like the klan.

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

  Mary Stowers Abbott

  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.

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  Newspaper article and photo, Hamer Depicts Integration As A One-Way Street, Mary Stowers Abbott, November 25, 1969

  Mary Stowers Abbott

  In this article, Abbott quoted Hamer in a report on Hamer's speech during her second Mississippi State visit. Hamer argued that white Americans unjustly feared that civil rights would enable Black Americans to oppress white Americans. She made appeals to God to argue that common humanity should have bound white and Black Americans to mutual civil rights and respect. A picture of Hamer addressing her audience from the stage accompanied the article.

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  Newspaper Article, Black Studies to Balance Curriculum, September 12, 1969

  Mary Stowers Abbott

  This article discusses the addition of Black studies courses to the MSU curriculum and the demands for such action in nearby courses.

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  Newspaper Article, Blacks Revolt Against Desegregation Plans, December 16, 1969

  Mary Stowers Abbott and Mary Stowers Abbott

  This article discusses the protests against the new desegregation plan for Starkville high schools. The article is accompanied by an image.

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  Newspaper article, Black Studies to Balance Curriculum, Mary Stowers Abbott, September 12, 1969

  M S. Abbott

  In this article, Abbott described the origins and effects of MSU's Black studies additions to department curriculae. The Academic Affairs Office and Afro-American Plus took credit. Mississippi State Valley College and Jackson State students agitated for the same courses at their own institutions.

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  Newspaper article, Hamer Calls for Mississippi Change, January 10, 1969

  M S. Abbott

  In this newspaper article, Abbott described the main themes in Fanny Lou Hamer's speech. Growing up in Sunflower County, working as a sharecropper, and voter intimidation are all aspects of Hamer's background and her decision to become an activist.

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  Newspaper article, Recruiting Teams Represent MSU For Both Black and White, April 29, 1969

  M S. Abbott

  In this newspaper article, Abbott wrote that Mississippi State engaged in racially separate recruiting for Black and white students. The Student Association sent white recruiting teams to white schools across the state. Afro-American Plus likewise engaged Black schools.

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  Newspaper article, Black Students Air Grievances In AAUP Sponsored Discussion, April 18, 1969

  M. S. Abbott

  In this newspaper article, Black students stated that Black students still faced segregation in campus life. Members of Afro-Plus argued that housing administration grouped Black students around resident assistants. MSU recruitment and promotional material also did not represent the university's Black student population.

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  Newspaper article, Everyone Dug 'Em, October 10, 1969

  Sean Burguet

  In this article, Burguet reported on The Temptations's positive reception by a wide array of students at Mississippi State.

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  Newspaper photograph, SAM'S Men: Society for the Advancement of Management Officers, October 10, 1969

  Sean Burguet

  In this photograph, the Reflector pictured student officers of the Society for the Advancement of Management.

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  Newspaper article, 'Not Afraid of My Job,' Shira Reveals, September 12, 1969

  T. Carroll

  In this article, Terry Carroll interviewed football Coach Charles Shira about the Fall season. Shira spoke of the pressures of engaged alumni, injuries, and the like.

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  Newspaper article, Symbol Black, November 14, 1969

  Philip E. Criswell

  In this article, Philip E. Criswell wrote a letter to the editor criticizing an article that Mr. Ethridge wrote in defence of Bobby Seale, a Black American whose Chicago court case made national news. The court had Seale gagged to prevent him from verbally disrupting court proceedings. Ethridge claimed the act symbolized white Americans' oppression of Blacks in the United States, but Criswell argued that Seale, as a disruptive individual, should not be made the symbol of oppressed Black Americans.

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  Newspaper article, Why All The Hell-Raising? September 16, 1969

  Jim Duell

  In this article, Duell voiced American youth's disdain for political orthodoxy in the United States. He argued that the military-industrial complex, war in Vietnam, and ecological degredation were the fruits of American political orthodoxy. In a rebuttal to older generations' questioning of the youth's sanity, Duell claimed youth discontent was a rational response.

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  Newspaper cartoon, Urban Renewal Parody, W.E. November 21, 1969

  W. E.

  In this cartoon, W.E. drew a picture of a dilapidated house hidden behind a mansion façade. The dilapidated house is marked "social problems." The mansion façade is marked "urban renewal."

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  Newspaper article, Quality of Education Results From Amount of Money Spent, March 11, 1969

  C. Guenther

  In this newspaper article, Guenther attributed educational performance to funding. Mississippi's education system was historically neglected and so its pupils lagged behind the national average. Taxation to provide funding for greater educational opportunities would modernize Mississippi's education system.

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  Newspaper article, Apology, October 7, 1969

  Jimmy Hall

  In this article, Hall denied making any negative, derogatory comments at a fall senate meeting.

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  Newspaper article, Black Student Housing Incidents Raise Discrimination Question, April 25, 1969

  L. Hine

  In this newspaper article, Black students questioned Student Housing over its placement of Black students in specific dormitories. University officials denied making race a criteria of housing placement out of fear that violation of the Civil Rights Act would jeopardize federal funding.

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  Newspaper article, Field Work Shows Success in Social Improvement Class, September 23, 1969

  Lowell Hine

  In this article, Hine reported initial success from Dr. Bayley's YMCA classes and field work for Head Start. Hine reported field work as the application of theories learned in class.

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  Newspaper article, MSU To Participate in Moratorium Giles Responds to Request, October 14, 1969

  Lowell Hine

  In this article, Hine reported that MSU would not participate in a nationwide moratorium on college classes for students to protest the Vietnam War. Fannie Lou Hamer, student leaders, and religious groups on campus wanted the university's participation. President Giles refused, stating students should schedule their protests around classes.

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  Newspaper article, Student Gripes May Lead to Actual Reforms, October 3, 1969

  Lowell Hine

  In this article, Hine credited the Campus Reform Movement as a structured channel for students to impact campus administration. Proposals ranged from attendance and grades to Drill Field renovations, dress codes, and African-Americans in administrative positions on campus.

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  Newspaper article, Afro-American Plus Dialogue To Concern Impressions of MSU, April 11, 1969

  C Jackson

  In this newspaper article, the American Association of University Professors sponsored a panel with Afro-American Plus students. AAUP intended the panel to highlight Black students' views of MSU, and their experiences in the early years of the university's desegregation.

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  Newspaper article, Free University: Participating in the Learning Process, Carroll Jackson, September 19, 1969

  Carroll Jackson

  Carroll Jackson advertised the YMCA's Free University as a liberal alternative to the official courses offered at MSU. She described faculty's focus on research created a condescending attitude toward the student body which led to students feeling alienated. Classes were open for any to teach, join as a student, or ask questions.