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The South Will Rise Again Contained Dispatches
A collage of April notes from Mississippi towns describes military delays in Island movements, protests over broadcasting, courthouse name changes, and political fevers from Jackson to Oxford. Reports mention the Mississippi Greys, Radio Free Memphis, and secessionist talk in Lafayette with remarks by local figures and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Whitehaven
Magnolia
North Mississippi Underground Railway
Marine Band
Radio Free
R.F.M
Bardstown Distillery
Ole Crow
Starkville
Bureau of Communications Cenvel
State College
Radio Free Memphis
Dick Gregory
Sammy Davis, Jr
Chancery Court
Jackson
Arips
Meredith
Barnett
Bilbo
Vardaman
Whitten
Washington, D.c
United States
Mississippi
Sergeant Shriver
Peace Corps
General Lee
Edwin Walker
Furmer
Appomattox
Beauvoir
White House
Carleton Putnam
Putnam
Walter Sillers
Sillers
Mme
Gaillot
Rome
Oxford
Lafayette
Yestern
Ross Barnett, Jr
Barnetts
Chamber of Commerce