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Barnett Says Delay Degree To Meredith
Meredith, James, 1933-; Barnett, Ross R. (Ross Robert), 1898-1987; Academic freedom
Governor Ross Barnett claims that the awarding of James Meredith's degree should be deferred pending an investigation that Meredith violated a directive given to students to refrain from giving press releases or public statements
James W. Silver Collection

Robert F. Kennedy to Verner S. Holmes (29 September 1962)
College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford; Meredith, James, 1933-; University of Mississippi -- History; Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning;
Telegram from Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy regarding Meredith's arrival in Oxford and stating that any refusal to enroll Meredith would be in violation of District Court, the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. Dr. Verner S. Holmes was a...
Integration of the University of Mississippi

Ross Barnett Vs. Fifth Circuit Court Of Appeals Chronology
Barnett, Ross R. (Ross Robert), 1898-1987
Timeline detailing Governor Ross Barnett's interactions with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, beginning when the Court issued a restraining order prohibiting Barnett from interfering with James Meredith's enrollment at the...
James W. Silver Collection

Ole Miss Prof Says AAUP Big Help In Integration Crisis
American Association of University Professors; College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford; Barrett, Russell H.
Dr. Russell Barrett, a University of Mississippi political science professor, discusses actions taken by the university's chapter of the American Association of University Professors to assist during the process of James Meredith's enrollment
James W. Silver Collection

Meredith admission clipping
Meredith, James, 1933-
Fragment of a typescript declaring James Meredith's admission to the University of Mississippi legal
James W. Silver Collection

Firemen attempt to extinguish burning cross
University of Mississippi -- History; Academic freedom; Civil rights -- Mississippi -- Oxford; College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford -- History; Meredith, James, 1933-; Race relations; Riots -- Mississippi -- Oxford
Firemen attempt to extinguish a burning 28-foot cross set on fire to protest James Meredith's enrollment
Integration of the University of Mississippi

Mississippi Highway Patrol cars line Campus Drive
University of Mississippi -- History; Academic freedom; Civil rights -- Mississippi -- Oxford; College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford -- History; Meredith, James, 1933-; Race relations; Riots -- Mississippi -- Oxford
Mississippi Highway Patrol cars line Campus Drive and highway patrolmen wear gas masks as tension surrounding James Meredith's enrollment increases
Integration of the University of Mississippi

Mississippi Highway Patrolmen in Line
Meredith, James, 1933-; College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford; University of Mississippi -- History; Mississippi Highway Patrol;
Mississippi Highway Patrolmen lined up on the road during events surrounding James Meredith's enrollment at the University of Mississippi
Integration of the University of Mississippi

Automobile burning on the Ole Miss campus
University of Mississippi -- History; Academic freedom; Civil rights -- Mississippi -- Oxford; College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford -- History; Meredith, James, 1933-; Race relations; Riots -- Mississippi -- Oxford
An automobile is burned on the Ole Miss campus to protest James Meredith's enrollment
Integration of the University of Mississippi

Mississippi Highway Patrolmen Standing
Meredith, James, 1933-; College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford; University of Mississippi -- History; Mississippi Highway Patrol;
Mississippi Highway Patrolmen standing watching events unfold surrounding James Meredith's enrollment at the University of Mississippi
Integration of the University of Mississippi

John Doar talks with Paul Johnson
Meredith, James, 1933-; Johnson, Paul B., 1916-1985; College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford; University of Mississippi -- History;
Justice Department attorney John Doar's head with his back to the camera talks with Lieutenant Governor Paul Johnson, while attempting to order James Meredith's admission to the University of Mississippi
Integration of the University of Mississippi

St. Paul's United Church Women to Mr. Meredith (11 October 1962)
Meredith, James, 1933-; College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford; Race relations; University of Mississippi -- History;
Integration Correspondence

The Mississippi Story
Mississippi -- Race relations; College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford; Meredith, James, 1933-
Barrett's analysis of the social idiosyncrasies that made racial dynamics in Mississippi more turbulent than in other states, with a description of the integration of the University of Mississippi
James W. Silver Collection

Diploma Is OK'd To 'Save School'
Meredith, James, 1933-; Barnett, Ross R. (Ross Robert), 1898-1987; Education, Higher -- Mississippi
The College Board voted that the University of Mississippi should award James Meredith his degree on schedule, despite Governor Ross Barnett's efforts to withhold it on charges that Meredith violated a directive from the university's administrators
James W. Silver Collection

Mrs. Gordon's Class; (Mrs.) Lois Gordon to Mr. Meredith (6 November 1962)
Meredith, James, 1933-; College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford; Race relations; University of Mississippi -- History;
Integration Correspondence

Robert Nelson to Chicago's American, 28 September 1962
Western Union Telegraph Company; Meredith, James, 1933-; College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford; University of Mississippi -- History; University of Mississippi -- Riot, Sept. 30, 1962; Mississippi -- Race relations
Western Union Telegram Collection

Annotated article by Gordon Donaldson to London England's Sunday Express, 17 September 1962
Western Union Telegraph Company; Meredith, James 1933-; College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford; University of Mississippi -- History; University of Mississippi -- Riot, Sept. 30, 1962; Mississippi -- Race relations
Western Union Telegram Collection

Wendell Care Dick Henry's Restaruant to Ross Barnett, 27 September 1962
Western Union Telegraph Company; Meredith, James, 1933-; College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford; University of Mississippi -- History; University of Mississippi -- Riot, Sept. 30, 1962; Mississippi -- Race relations
Western Union Telegram Collection

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