Murphy, William P. (William Patrick), 1919-2007

Authoritative Name:

Murphy, William P. (William Patrick), 1919-2007

Biography:

William Patrick Murphy was a lawyer in the 1950s who fought segregation in letters, law journal articles, and his constitutional law class at the University of Mississippi by arguing for the wisdom of the Brown decision and against the states' rights rational common at the time. His support for integration put him under pressure from segregationists, and after a four-year struggle to keep his job, he left the University.--From Oral Histories of the American South biography.

Associated Subjects:

Murphy, William P. (William Patrick), 1919-2007

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

2 items in 2 collections (expand all)

James W. Silver Collection John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

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Law Professor Quits Ole Miss

Creator:

United Press International

Date of Original:

1962-08-06

Collection:

James W. Silver Collection

Contributing Institution:

John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Oral Histories of the American South: The Civil Rights Movement University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)

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Oral history interview with William Patrick Murphy, January 17, 1978

Creator:

Murphy, William P. (William Patrick), 1919-2007

Date of Original:

1978-01-17

Collection:

Oral Histories of the American South: The Civil Rights Movement

Contributing Institution:

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)