This collection includes articles and images from the Reflector, Mississippi State University’s student newspaper. This collection ranges from 1965-1975 and represents the first ten years after integration at MSU. The collection includes articles highlighting MSU Black student organizations, efforts to recruit students and faculty of color, MSU’s first Black student athletes, and notable speakers on campus.
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Newspaper advertisement, Fashions From Katz, October 24, 1969
The Reflector
In this advertisement, the Reflector ran a full-page advertisement for the Katz clothing company. The ad features stylized text and two Black Americans modelling the company's clothing.
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Newspaper advertisement, Homecoming 1969, October 14, 1969
The Reflector
In this advertisement, the Reflector announced Homecoming for 1969. The ad shows ROTC cadets in the football stadium and the crowning of a Homecoming queen.
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Newspaper advertisement, Reflector staff, Bessie Minor, September 16, 1969
The Reflector
This advertisement is for The Reflector.
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Newspaper advertisement, The Temptations, October 7, 1969
The Reflector
In this advertisement, the Reflector announced The Temptations' appearance at Misssissippi State. A picture of the group is centered on the post.
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Newspaper article, 17 Mississippians Start For Bullpups, October 3, 1969
The Reflector
In this article, the Reflector discussed Mississippi State's prospects for the fall football season. Many of the team players are Mississippi natives.
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Newspaper article, AA Plus, October 17, 1969
The Reflector
In this article, the Reflector announced an AA Plus meeting.
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Newspaper article, AA Plus, September 30, 1969
The Reflector
In this advertisement, AA Plus announced an evening meeting.
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Newspaper article, A Long Time, October 10, 1969
The Reflector
In this article, the Reflector gave an excerpt of lyrics from a Temptations' song. It's theme is technological advancement and lagging social mores surrounding race and Civil Rights.
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Newspaper article, Article On Negroes In Harvard Magazine Prompts Psychology Association Response, May 13, 1969
The Reflector
In this newspaper article, members of the American Psychological Association challenged assertions in the Harvard Educational Review regarding race and IQ. Reviewers claimed that IQ differentials were a biological fact, but APA psychologists countered that environment accounted for differences.
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Newspaper article, Be Young, Be Foolish, But Be Happy Tonight With Tams, March 7, 1969
The Reflector
In this newspaper article, the writer invited students to attend a music concert by the group "The Tams." The group is described as a major rythym and blues sensation.
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Newspaper article, Blacks Demand Explanation, May 13, 1969
The Reflector
In this article, a series of letters to the editor demanded an explanation of Jimmy Ball's inflammatory and racist language at a Student Association meeting.
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Newspaper article, Bullpups Confident of Win Over Baby Rebs Saturday, November 21, 1969
The Reflector
In this article, the Reflector discussed a Mississippi State-Ole Miss football game. The paper reported high hopes for victory over Ole Miss.
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Newspaper Article, Bullpups Meet LSU In Baton Rouge, October 17, 1969
The Reflector
This article announces the upcoming football game between MSU and LSU in Baton Rouge. The writer examines the previous year's match as well as recent games played by both teams.
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Newspaper article, Bullpups Stop Baby Bengals For Second Win of Season, October 21, 1969
The Reflector
In this article, the Reflector described Mississippian players' victory in Baton Rouge.
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Newspaper article, Call for a Vietnam Moratorium From Faculty Members of Mississippi State University, November 14, 1969
The Reflector
In this article, the Reflector listed the names and departments of faculty petitioned for an American withdrawal from the Vietnam War. Petitioners wanted a change in policy to draw down U.S. troops and end American involvement in Southeast Asia.
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Newspaper article, Civil Rights Act Held Responsible in Black Teacher Job Loss, October 31, 1969
The Reflector
In this article, the Reflector printed a pro-segregationist piece attacking school integration. The writer claimed that consolidation of Black schools' students into white schools would put Black teachers out of work. It was an attempt to cast the 1964 Civil Rights Act and school integration as a radical social experiment detrimental to Black Americans.
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Newspaper article, Dedicated Volunteers, September 23, 1969
The Reflector
In this article, the Reflector described Dr. Bayley's educational outreach efforts to communities in need across Mississippi. Student engagement as mentors for children are a significant factor in outreach.
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Newspaper article, Dormitory Students Unfavorable to Change in Janitorial Service, September 19, 1969
The Reflector
This article describes a new janitorial policy for student housing. Housing Director Bill Foster noted that shifting the burden of daily cleaning services from janitors to students.
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Newspaper article, Exposure, December 5, 1969
The Reflector
In this article, the Reflector states that the Board of Trustees's speaker ban was overturned by a court ruling. The paper cast the decision as a larger political movement for democracy and speech from America's youth.
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Newspaper article, Factory, YMCA, September 19, 1969
The Reflector
This article by the YMCA touted the organization's Free University Program as a remedy to student alienation. The YMCA sought to help students make their college education relevant to pressing social and international issues.
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Newspaper article, Film Series, September 19, 1969
The Reflector
This article is a notification for students interested in film studies. An MSU professor began the class for students interested in learning the reciprocal relationship between film and contemporary socio-political issues.
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Newspaper article, Former State Student Wounded in Vietnam, March 11, 1969
The Reflector
In this newspaper article, the Reflector noted that George Prewitt was recouperating in Keesler Air Base Hospital after he was wounded in Vietnam. Prewitt was a Mississippi State student and athlete.
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Newspaper article, Mary Holmes Becomes a 'Special' College, October 7, 1969
The Reflector
In this article, the Reflector described Mary Holmes College mission as a Black college. By 1971, it anticipated expanded education programs with an emphasis on community engagement through the Education Department.
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Newspaper article, Mississippi State Inititates HEW Compliance, April 1, 1969
The Reflector
In this newspaper article, Mississippi State sought to incorporate Jackson State University and Mississippi Valley State College into the MSU system. This would nominally bring MSU's white and Black demographics into alignment with the state's demographic makeup. In this way, the university could maintain Federal funds without following the spirit of the Civil Rights Act.
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Newspaper article, Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer Appears at MSU Nov. 24, November 21, 1969
The Reflector
In this article, the Reflector announced Fannie Lou Hamer's anticipated appearance at Mississippi State. AA Plus sponsored her second appearance on campus.