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Film, Video James Meredith & the Ole Miss Riot

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Title

  • James Meredith & the Ole Miss Riot

Summary

  • In September 1962, James Meredith became the first African American admitted to the University of Mississippi. A milestone in the civil rights movement, his admission triggered a riot spurred by a mob of 3,000 whites from across the South and all-but- officially stoked by the state's segregationist authorities. The escalating conflict prompted President John F. Kennedy to send in 20,000 regular Army troops, in addition to federalized Mississippi National Guard soldiers, to restore law and order. "James Meredith and the Ole Miss Riot" is the memoir of one of the participants, a young Army second lieutenant named Henry T. Gallagher, born and raised in Minnesota.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Center for the Book, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2012-11-27.

Headings

  • -  African American History
  • -  Cities, Towns
  • -  Biography, History
  • -  James Meredith, Ole Miss Riot, Henry T. Gallagher

Notes

  • -  Classification: History: America.
  • -  Classification: Social Sciences.
  • -  Henry T. Gallagher.
  • -  Recorded on 2012-11-27.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021688999

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Center For The Book. James Meredith & the Ole Miss Riot. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-27, 2012. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688999/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. Center For The Book, S. B. (2012) James Meredith & the Ole Miss Riot. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-27. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688999/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Center For The Book. James Meredith & the Ole Miss Riot. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-27, 2012. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021688999/>.