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Firemen attempt to extinguish burning cross

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Creator:Movitz, Edward
Title:Firemen attempt to extinguish burning cross
Date:1962 Sept. 21
Description:

Local identification number: movitz_integration_35

Firemen attempt to extinguish a burning 28-foot cross set on fire to protest James Meredith's enrollment

The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.

The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.

Types:Black-and-white photographs
Subjects:Meredith, James, 1933- | University of Mississippi--History | Civil rights--Mississippi--Oxford | College integration--Mississippi--Oxford--History | University of Mississippi--Riots | University of Mississippi--Students | Fire fighters--Mississippi--Oxford | Crosses | Government, Resistance to--Mississippi--Oxford | Mississippi--Race relations | Race riots--Mississippi--Oxford | Federal-state controversies--Mississippi | Intimidation
Collection:Integration of the University of Mississippi
Institution:University of Mississippi Libraries
Contributors:John Davis Williams Library. Dept. of Archives and Special Collections | Integration of the University of Mississippi (John Davis Williams Library. Dept. of Archives and Special Collections) | John Davis Williams Library. Dept. of Archives and Special Collections | Integration of the University of Mississippi (John Davis Williams Library. Dept. of Archives and Special Collections)
Online Publisher:2010 | 2010
Original Material:

Ed Movitz Integration Collection

Rights and Usage:

Ed Movitz Integration Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

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Forms part of the online collection: Integration of the University of Mississippi Collection

Forms part of the online collection: Integration of the University of Mississippi Collection

Persistent Link to Item:http://clio.lib.olemiss.edu/u?/integration,538