The Battle of Ole Miss: Civil Rights v. States' Rights

by Frank Lambert

Overview

James Meredith broke the color barrier in 1962 as the first African American student at Ole Miss. The violent riot that followed would be one of the most deadly clashes of the civil rights era, seriously wounding scores of U.S. Marshals and killing two civilians, and forcing the federal government to send thousands of soldiers to restore the peace.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195380415
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	06/18/2010
Series:	Critical Historical Encounters Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Frank Lambert is Professor of History at Purdue University.

Table of Contents

Editor's Foreword ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction 1

Part 1 The Mississippi Way

Chapter 1 Growing Up Black in Mississippi 13

Chapter 2 Growing Up White in Mississippi 31

Chapter 3 Black GIs Challenge "The Mississippi Way" 49

Chapter 4 Whites Mobilize Against the "Second Reconstruction" 65

Part 2 Confrontation at Ole Miss

Chapter 5 James Meredith Puts Ole Miss on Trial 85

Chapter 6 The Battle of Ole Miss 105

Chapter 7 Mission Accomplished: Ole Miss Integrated? 128

Chapter 8 Intended and Unintended Consequences 151

Notes 173

Index 181

Editorial Reviews

"[A] fascinating look back at a turning point in U.S. history."—Booklist

"Well suited for classroom use and should enable instructors to bring Meredith's story to the center of the civil rights discussion....[A] tight, tension-filled retelling of the story....Lambert's solid, accessible book will make it possible for a generation of students who can't imagine how brave Meredith had to be or how big a change he inaugurated to understand how it all happened."—History News Network

"An incisive, well-researched account...should be on the reading list of anyone who seeks to understand the struggle for racial justice. Highly recommended."—CHOICE

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