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Mississippi desegregation crisis deepens as riots flare
The piece analyzes Mississippi’s resistance to James Meredith's desegregation as Governor Barnett clashes with federal courts. It traces the origins of white backlash to slavery, poverty, and isolation, notes a pattern of intimidation for dissenters, and cites figures like Eastland and Bilbo while hinting at a cautious path forward through moderation and outside influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Barnett
Jimmy H. Davis
Louisiana
New Orleans
Kennedy
Ole Miss
Oxford
Jackson
Midwest
Mississippi
Supreme Court
C. Vann Woodward
South
House
Walter Sillers
Senate
James O. Eastland
James K. Vardaman
Theodore G. Bilbo
Delta
Sunflower
Eastland
Citizens Council
James W. Silver
New Mexico Electric News
United Front
Ira Harkey
The
Chronicle
Pascagoula
Harkey
Jimmy Cagney
Africa
Eggers
Sippians
Smith
Tennessee Valley Authority
Vardaman-Bilbo School
New York Times