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This article offers the view that an entire race shouldn't be stereotyped and instead individuals should be judged by their own attributes.

This article details why many Black students on the Mississippi State University campus believe the Student Association Senate is a racist body. The article refers to a resolution that was recently passed and quotes a statement by the Student…

This article gives a positive review of the concert performed on the Mississippi State University campus by Black voices, a choir composed of Black singers. The article goes on to describe the versatility of the performances and many of the songs…

This article provides a look into the history and biography of the Black Voices choir. The article includes quotes from members describing the genres of music they sing and provides information about an upcoming concert on the Mississippi State…

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.

This article includes the statement of several students running for various student association government positions including president, vice president, secretary, and editor of the reflector. The students give their qualifications and plans for…

This article discusses the closing of Baptist churches in Starkville to the newly-integrated BSU choir. The BSU asks the churches to reconsider, and the churches affirm their stance.

In this newspaper article, Robert Bell recounts his time and experiences as one of the two first African American football players at Mississippi State University. He explains how the Fellowship of Christian Athletes organization helped acclimate him…

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 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.