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In this article, Dier reported that Mississippi State hired James Kilgore as a counselor for its Black students. Kilgore's educational background and career was in administrative posts as historically black colleges and universities.

This newspaper clipping provides the football lineup for the 1973 Homecoming game.

This article profiles the winners of the Mr. and Miss MSU on the Mississippi State University Campus. Frank Dowsing, a Black student is a defensive halfback for the MSU Bulldogs. Sydney Tucker, a white student, is the reigning Homecoming queen.…

In this article, George Miller described the religious problems with segregation. A Starkville First Baptist usher's refusal to allow Miller to enter the sanctuary sparked his musings on Christianity and segregation.

In this article, Hine reported that Industrial Psychology professor, Gerald Bayley, initiated the petition for faculty integration. Demands for immediate hiring of qualified Black professors indicated petitioners' skepticism that university…

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…

In this article, the Reflector announced that the Student Association booked The Temptations for Homecoming. A publicity photograph of the group accompanies the article.

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…

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.

In this newspaper article, Taylor interviewed three Black students at Mississsippi State on life since the campus allowed Black students to enroll. Subsidiary topics ranged from classroom experiences, sports, and living arrangements.