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This article examines the history of white attempts to circumvent and avoid integration in Mississippi schools between 1954 and 1970. This article mentions the Jackson Citizen's Council, white insistence on Separate but Equal, and President Kennedy's…

This article describes the lack of Black faculty and professors on the Mississippi State University campus. The article goes on to quote a Black faculty member as saying that he believes the shortage is not from lack of trying but more from facing…

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.

In this newspaper article, Minor interviewed Afro-American Plus club president, Roy Pearson. Pearson described the club as a vehicle to improve African-American student life at Mississippi State by establishing connections with students of all races…

This article describes an upcoming performance of a group called "The People" that consists of MSU students and local residents who are slated to perform a production titled, "The Message." The article goes on to detail the members of the musical…

This newspaper article discusses the discrimination a group of Black people face as they attempt to attend a Sunday worship service at First Baptist Church of Jackson. It also calls attention to the persistent policy of segregation that the church…

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.

This article reviews a movie titled "Sounder" which stars a primarily Black cast and is deemed "Black oriented" by the reviewer. The review praises the cast as talented and gives a brief synopsis of the film's plot.

This announcement informs the student body of a performance, A Salute to the Black Woman, "a dramatic blend of music poetry, dance and visual effects tracing the history and contributions and presence of Black Women in America" that is scheduled to…

Printed news release for the Voter Education Project outlining 64 acts of intimidation and violence against African Americans in Mississippi since 1961. The Voter Education project attempted to provide a detailed list of the most egregious acts of…