The battle of Ole Miss : civil rights v. states' rights / Frank Lambert.

Author
Lambert, Frank, active 2009 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2009.
Description
1 online resource (xii, 193 pages) : illustrations, maps

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Series
Critical historical encounters [More in this series]
Summary note
James Meredith broke the color barrier in 1962 as the first African American student at Ole Miss. The violent riot that followed would be one of the most deadly clashes of the civil rights era, seriously wounding scores of U.S. Marshals and killing two civilians, and forcing the federal government to send thousands of soldiers to restore the peace. In The Battle of Ole Miss: Civil Rights v. States' Rights, Frank Lambert--who was a student at Ole Miss at the time and witnessed many of these events--provides an engaging narrative of the tumultuous period surrounding Meredith's arrival at the University.
Notes
  • Description based upon print version of record.
  • Includes index.
Contents
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One The Mississippi Way; Chapter 1 Growing Up Black in Mississippi; Chapter 2 Growing Up White in Mississippi; Chapter 3 Black GIs Challenge "The Mississippi Way"; Chapter 4 Whites Mobilize Against the "Second Reconstruction"; Part Two Confrontation at Ole Miss; Chapter 5 James Meredith Puts Ole Miss on Trial; Chapter 6 The Battle of Ole Miss; Chapter 7 Mission Accomplished: Ole Miss Integrated?; Chapter 8 Intended and Unintended Consequences; Notes; Index
ISBN
  • 0-19-771678-4
  • 0-19-970153-9
OCLC
727645877
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