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Integration correspondence

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Robert Kennedy To Ernest S. Mike, 11 December 1962, Ernest S. Mike Dec 1962

Robert Kennedy To Ernest S. Mike, 11 December 1962, Ernest S. Mike

Integration correspondence

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John F. Kennedy To Ernest S. Mike, 6 December 1962, Ernest S. Mike Dec 1962

John F. Kennedy To Ernest S. Mike, 6 December 1962, Ernest S. Mike

Integration correspondence

No abstract provided.


Curtis Wilkie Letter And Map, Curtis Wilkie Oct 1962

Curtis Wilkie Letter And Map, Curtis Wilkie

Integration correspondence

A nine-page letter from journalist and author Curtis Wilkie, written to his parents, containing a first-hand account of the integration of the University of Mississippi. Wilkie was a student at the university at the time. Included is a hand-drawn map showing the places on campus where various events occurred during the riots.


Robert F. Kennedy To Verner S. Holmes (29 September 1962), Verner S. Holmes Sep 1962

Robert F. Kennedy To Verner S. Holmes (29 September 1962), Verner S. Holmes

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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 member of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning from 1956 to 1980.


Rebel Underground Membership Application, The Rebel Underground Jan 1962

Rebel Underground Membership Application, The Rebel Underground

Integration correspondence

The Rebel Underground stressed racial segregation and states' rights. The anonymously, irregularly published paper typically attacked James Meredith, Russell Barrett, James Silver, the federal government, Civil Rights groups, Communism and the Daily Mississippian. (The Rebel Underground contains racial slurs and ideas that reflect the views of some Mississippians during the Civil Rights movement. It is hoped that the Rebel Underground can be used to understand 1960s race relations and the context in which James Meredith enrolled at the University of Mississippi. The University of Mississippi does not condone the content of the Rebel Underground.)