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Ivor Davis To Daily Sketch, London, 30 September 1962, Ivor Davis
Ivor Davis To Daily Sketch, London, 30 September 1962, Ivor Davis
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Davis reports on the day's atmosphere and anticipates upcoming developments in James Meredith's attempted enrollment.
Annotated Article By Edward P. Moore Jr. To The Commercial Appeal, 30 September 1962, Edward P. Moore Jr.
Annotated Article By Edward P. Moore Jr. To The Commercial Appeal, 30 September 1962, Edward P. Moore Jr.
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Army personnel begin arriving in Oxford to prepare to perform specific functions to facilitate the federal marshals's efforts to guard James Meredith.
Richard Starnes To Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance, 30 September 1962, Richard Starnes
Richard Starnes To Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance, 30 September 1962, Richard Starnes
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Article focuses on the anticipation of violence in Oxford and the presence of Edwin A. Walker.
Annotated Article By Anthony Harrigan To Charleston News And Courier, 30 September 1962, Anthony Harrigan
Annotated Article By Anthony Harrigan To Charleston News And Courier, 30 September 1962, Anthony Harrigan
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Article details the arrival of federal marshals on the University of Mississippi campus
Annotated Article By Cruttenden To San Francisco Examiner, 30 September 1962, Charles Cruttenden
Annotated Article By Cruttenden To San Francisco Examiner, 30 September 1962, Charles Cruttenden
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Article looks at the attitudes of Oxford, Mississippi residents to the arrival of federal marshals.
Annotated Article By John D. Harris To Record-American, Times-Union, Examiner, And Post-Intelligencer, 30 September 1962, John D. Harris
Annotated Article By John D. Harris To Record-American, Times-Union, Examiner, And Post-Intelligencer, 30 September 1962, John D. Harris
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Article details the arrival of federal marshals, "Uncle Sam," in Oxford.
Annotated Article By Anthony Harrigan To Charleston News And Courier, 30 September 1962, Anthony Harrigan
Annotated Article By Anthony Harrigan To Charleston News And Courier, 30 September 1962, Anthony Harrigan
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Article details the firing of "gas shels" by federal marshals on the University of Mississippi campus
Annotated Article By James Kingsley To The Commercial Appeal, 30 September 1962, James Kingsley
Annotated Article By James Kingsley To The Commercial Appeal, 30 September 1962, James Kingsley
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Article discusses Sunday's events and focuses on church attendance.
Annotated Article By Gene Sherman To Los Angeles Times, 30 September 1962, Gene Sherman
Annotated Article By Gene Sherman To Los Angeles Times, 30 September 1962, Gene Sherman
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Article explores the atmosphere in Oxford and includes quotes from a black man working on campus.
Annotated Article By Jack Roach To Charleston News And Courier, 30 September 1962, Jack Roach
Annotated Article By Jack Roach To Charleston News And Courier, 30 September 1962, Jack Roach
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Article discusses the arrival of federal marshals and their accomodations.
Annotated Article By Walter Wallich To Newscasts London, 30 September 1962, Walter Wallich
Annotated Article By Walter Wallich To Newscasts London, 30 September 1962, Walter Wallich
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Wallich discusses the day's events leading to that night's rioting and emphasizes the presence of outsiders.
Hoke Norris To Sun-Times, 30 September 1962, Hoke Norris
Hoke Norris To Sun-Times, 30 September 1962, Hoke Norris
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Article details the events of the Sunday before an anticipated "final showdon." It focuses on Rev. Wayne Coleman.
Tuttle To City Desk, 30 September 1962, Author Unknown
Tuttle To City Desk, 30 September 1962, Author Unknown
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Article focuses on Mississippi lawyer Phil Stone and his opinions on federal attempts at integration and racial differences. Tuttle notes he has to change lodgings due to state troopers taking it over.
Annotated Article By Coffey To Chicago Daily News, 30 September 1962, Raymond R. Coffey
Annotated Article By Coffey To Chicago Daily News, 30 September 1962, Raymond R. Coffey
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Telegram notes that all phone lines are busy and that telegrams are the only possible way to communicate out of town. Details the mob of 2,500 people and how the situation on campus became a riot.
Annotated Article By D. M. To Parker, Time Inc., 30 September 1962, Dudley Morris
Annotated Article By D. M. To Parker, Time Inc., 30 September 1962, Dudley Morris
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Week three of desegregation at the University of Mississippi. The students are curious about what is going on, but the tension has mostly subsided.
Annotated Article "Oxford Exbulbeck Sheffield" To Press Reuters, 30 September 1962, Author Unknown
Annotated Article "Oxford Exbulbeck Sheffield" To Press Reuters, 30 September 1962, Author Unknown
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Article profiles Mr. Peter Foulkes, a British lecturer of German literature at the University of Mississippi in 1962.
Annotated Article By Starnes To Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance, 30 September 1962, Richard Starnes
Annotated Article By Starnes To Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance, 30 September 1962, Richard Starnes
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Article details the events of the rioting, especially the use of tear gas, and mentions the death of a reporter.
Annotated Article By Cruttenden To San Francisco Examiner, 30 September 1962, Charles Cruttenden
Annotated Article By Cruttenden To San Francisco Examiner, 30 September 1962, Charles Cruttenden
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The reporter recounts how he "rented" a student's identification card for the day so he could access the barricaded campus at the University of Mississippi.
Annotated Article By Gene Sherman To Los Angeles Times, 30 September 1962, Gene Sherman
Annotated Article By Gene Sherman To Los Angeles Times, 30 September 1962, Gene Sherman
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Article details the violent events of that night.
Annotated Article By Stan Opotowsky To New York Post, 30 September 1962, Stan Opotowsky
Annotated Article By Stan Opotowsky To New York Post, 30 September 1962, Stan Opotowsky
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Article details the events of the rioting that night and focuses on violence and student participation.
William R. Clabby To Jim Soderlind, 30 September 1962, William R. Clabby
William R. Clabby To Jim Soderlind, 30 September 1962, William R. Clabby
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Article discusses the University of Mississippi, its importance to the state, and the threat to its accreditation.
Chas Whaley To City Editor, Courier- Journal, 30 September 1962, Charles Whaley
Chas Whaley To City Editor, Courier- Journal, 30 September 1962, Charles Whaley
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Sender states phone service is cut off and asks the recipient to call them.
Judd Arnett To Night Editor, Detroit Free Press, 30 September 1962, Judd Arnett
Judd Arnett To Night Editor, Detroit Free Press, 30 September 1962, Judd Arnett
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Arnett will use the telegraph company in Oxford as his headquarters for a while.
George B. Dewey To Colonel Robert Gresby, 30 September 1962, George B. Dewey
George B. Dewey To Colonel Robert Gresby, 30 September 1962, George B. Dewey
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Dewey discusses the situations in Oxford and Cuba, and requests for the Citizens Intelligence Digest.
Harrigan To Doug Donahue, 30 September 1962, Anthony Harrigan
Harrigan To Doug Donahue, 30 September 1962, Anthony Harrigan
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Harrigan asks the publication to call and mentions Paul Guihard's death.
Annotated Article By Robert Nelson To The Christian Science Monitor, 30 September 1962, Robert Colby Nelson
Annotated Article By Robert Nelson To The Christian Science Monitor, 30 September 1962, Robert Colby Nelson
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Article details the events of the rioting on campus that night.
Jeffrey A. Quick To Raleigh Times, 30 September 1962, Jeffrey A. Quick
Jeffrey A. Quick To Raleigh Times, 30 September 1962, Jeffrey A. Quick
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Quick, a UNC student, offers a first-hand account of "today's happenings."
Tuttle To City Desk, Miami Herald, 30 September 1962, Author Unknown
Tuttle To City Desk, Miami Herald, 30 September 1962, Author Unknown
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Tuttle is "at the thrift motel in Water Valley."
David Canalos To Cleveland Plain Dealer, 30 September 1962, David Canalos
David Canalos To Cleveland Plain Dealer, 30 September 1962, David Canalos
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Sender asks if the Cleveland Plain Dealer is interested in a "first hand account of mob violence."
Annotated Article "The Governor's Prepared Statement" To Shreveport Times, 30 September 1962, Author Unknown
Annotated Article "The Governor's Prepared Statement" To Shreveport Times, 30 September 1962, Author Unknown
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Article discusses Barnett's stated intention to keep the university open and the arrival of more military forces, police, and vigilante groups.