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In this article, the writer noted that Robert Bell, a student from Meridian, was the second Black athlete to attend on a scholarship.

In this newspaper article, Abbott described the main themes in Fanny Lou Hamer's speech. Growing up in Sunflower County, working as a sharecropper, and voter intimidation are all aspects of Hamer's background and her decision to become an activist.

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.

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

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, 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 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.

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.…