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

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 t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lambert, Frank, 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Colección:Critical historical encounters.
Temas:
Meredith, James, > 1933-
University of Mississippi > History.
University of Mississippi
College integration > Mississippi > Oxford > History.
African Americans > Civil rights > Mississippi > Oxford > History.
Civil rights > Mississippi > Oxford > History.
Déségrégation dans les universités > Mississippi > Oxford (Lafayette) > Histoire.
Noirs américains > Droits > Mississippi > Oxford (Lafayette) > Histoire.
African Americans > Civil rights
Civil rights
College integration
Mississippi > Oxford
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Mississippi way
  • Growing up Black in Mississippi
  • Growing up white in Mississippi
  • Black GIs challenge the "Mississippi way"
  • Whites mobilize against the "second reconstruction"
  • Part two : confrontation at Ole Miss
  • James Meredith puts Ole Miss on trial
  • The battle of Ole Miss
  • Mission accomplished : Ole Miss integrated?
  • Intended and unintended consequences.

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