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Red in Color of Mississippian Faces Time Brings Changes
The article traces Supreme Court cases from 1949 to 1962 involving Mississippi figures Ross Barnett and Paul Johnson and senator James Eastland. It compares Communist defendants Green and Winston and details jury trial questions, contempt rulings, and Meredith's 1962 University of Mississippi admission clash. The piece notes shifts on the court and political figures in a period of integration controversy.
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Washington
Gilbert Green
Henry Winston
Ross Barnett
Paul B. Johnson Jr
James
Eastland
Supreme Court
Barnett Ad Johnson
Green
Winston
Arthur J. Goldberg
Byron White
Potter Stewart
Earl Warren
Hugo Black
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan
Brennan
Warren
Douglas
Black
James H
Meredith
University of Mississippi
Barnett
Johnson
Kennedy
U.S
U.S. Court of Appeals
Barnett and Johnson