OXFORD, Miss. – Mixing memories of moments with meditations on the magnitude of the movement, civil rights activist Harry Belafonte challenged a rapt audience observing the 50th anniversary of integration at the University of Mississippi to forge ahead to new human rights victories. The legendary entertainer, who has been an advocate for civil rights andRead the story …
Civil Rights Activist Harry Belafonte’s Challenge: ‘Keep the Movement Alive’
Battle for human rights continues, iconic humanitarian says
October 2, 2012 by
U.S. Marshals Share Recollections of Ole Miss Integration at Program
October 2, 2012 by
Group donates memory book about 1962 riots OXFORD, Miss. – Fifty years ago, as a young U.S. deputy marshal in his twenties, Herschel Garner was sent to Oxford to protect James Meredith’s right to enroll at the University of Mississippi. “Ole Miss was not nearly as nice and welcoming in 1962 as it is today,”Read the story …
Sun Herald: Ole Miss photojournalism students chronicle Meredith Anniversary
October 2, 2012 by
Along with their professor at the Meek School of Journalism, Ole Miss photojournalism students captured the images and voices in this multimedia piece focusing on the 50-year anniversary of James Meredith’s integration into the University of Mississippi. Read the story
Former Oxford Resident Donates Memorabilia of 1962 Events to UM Library
September 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Robert A. Herring III was in 11th grade when one of the most significant moments in Mississippi and American history took place just outside his front door. An eye-witness to the events surrounding James Meredith’s admission to the University of Mississippi, Herring has donated three scrapbooks to the university’s Department of ArchivesRead the story …
PBS Producer Joins Overby Panel to Examine Images of Minority Women in the Media
August 31, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Images of minority women in the media – ranging from rapper Nicki Minaj to Olympian Gabby Douglas to first lady Michelle Obama – are the focus of the next program at the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the University of Mississippi. The discussion will examine how images of minorityRead the story …
Myrlie Evers-Williams Keynote Speaker at 50 Years of Integration Event
March 7, 2012 by
Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of Civil Rights Activist Medgar Evers, opened the University’s “50 Year’s of Integration” events recently by delivering a keynote address at Fulton Chapel. Produced by Mary Stanton.
UM Tribute Set for Professor James W. Silver
September 26, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nearly 50 years after he left the University of Mississippi in a storm of controversy, the late James W. Silver, a history professor and author of a well-known book on repression during the segregation era, will be honored by the university in a pair of programs Sept. 30. A new body ofRead the story …