Melish, Ilene

Authoritative Name:

Melish, Ilene

Biography:

Ilene Melish was a student at Tougaloo College during the 1960s when she and her husband, William, along with other students from the Jackson, Mississippi area, participated in an Anti-Vietnam War demonstration during a visit from Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.

Associated Subjects:

Melish, Ilene

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Sovereignty Commission Online Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Karen Townsend, William Melish, Ilene Melish (left to right) and other unidentified demonstrators standing in front of a Western Union storefront during an Anti-Vietnam War demonstration protesting Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's visit to Jackson, Mississippi, 1967 February 24

Creator:

Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission

Date of Original:

1967-02-24

Collection:

Sovereignty Commission Online

Contributing Institution:

Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Tougaloo College students William Melish and Ilene Melish standing in front of a Western Union storefront with other unidentified demonstrators during an Anti-Vietnam War demonstration protesting Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's visit to Jackson, Mississippi, 1967 February 24

Creator:

Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission

Date of Original:

1967-02-24

Collection:

Sovereignty Commission Online

Contributing Institution:

Mississippi. Department of Archives and History