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Newspaper article, Student Gripes May Lead to Actual Reforms, October 3, 1969
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…
Newspaper article, Petition Signers Recommend Rapid Integration Of MSU Staffe, February 13, 1970
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…
Mississippi Territory, 1816
Photograph of paper map.
Mississippi Map, 1822
photograph of physical map
Signature of James D. Lynch
Signature of James D. Lynch from an 1871 commission certificate.
Signature of William H. Lynch
Signature of William H. Lynch from an 1874 petition to Governor Adelbert Ames.
Letter from William H. Lynch to Governor Ames
Letter from William H. Lynch to Governor Adelbert Ames, regarding aid for victims of the 1874 Mississippi River flood.
What the Moon Wants
A poem by Richard Lyons.
Newspaper article, Hamer Calls for Mississippi Change, January 10, 1969
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.
