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The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission : civil rights and states' rights /

In 1956, two years after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously outlawed legally imposed racial segregation in public schools, Mississippi created the State Sovereignty Commission. This was the executive agency established "to protect the sovereignty of the State of Mississippi ... from encroachmen...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Katagiri, Yasuhiro, 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: FOR THE PURITY OF WHITE BLOOD: The Dixiecrat Revolt and the Creation of the Legal Educational Advisory Committee in Mississippi; Chapter 1 TO PROTECT THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: The Origins of the State Sovereignty Commission; Chapter 2 FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN: Mobilizing Black Informants; Chapter 3 TO MAINTAIN SEGREGATION IN MISSISSIPPI AT ALL COSTS: Revitalizing the State Sovereignty Commission; Chapter 4 THE GREATEST STATES' RIGHTS STATE: Helping Ross Keep Mississippi Sovereign
  • Chapter 5 FEELINGS RUN DEEP AND BLOOD RUNS HOT: Submerging the State Sovereignty CommissionChapter 6 OFFICIALLY BUT DISCREETLY: Dealing with Unreconstructed Forces; Chapter 7 THE LAST HURRAH: Cracking Down on New Subversives; Conclusion: TO GRAPPLE WITH THE PAST: From Mississippi Burning to Mississippi Learning
  • Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y