Newspaper Article, Black Perspective: A Black Man Looks At Integration In Mississippi, February 24, 1970

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Black Perspective: A Black Man Looks At Integration In Mississippi

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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 pressure for integration. It then discusses contemporary efforts to avoid integration such as complaints about busing.

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College students, Black ; School integration--United States ; Mississippi--Race relations
Integration; Education; Separate But Equal; Kennedy; JFK; School Integration; Mississippi; Avoiding Integration; High School; Jackson Citizens Council; Busing; MS; Segregation; History

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MFM_VA_The-Reflector_1970-02-24_A-Black-Man-Looks-At-Integration-In-MS_001

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Micheal Shields, “Newspaper Article, Black Perspective: A Black Man Looks At Integration In Mississippi, February 24, 1970,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed December 18, 2024, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/2800.

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