The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission: Civil Rights and States' Rights

by Yasuhiro Katagiri

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In 1956, two years after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously outlawed legally imposed racial segregation in public schools, Mississippi created the State Sovereignty Commission.

This was the executive agency established "to protect the sovereignty of the State of Mississippi . . . from encroachment thereon by the Federal Government." The code word encroachment implied the state's strong resolve to preserve and protect the racial status quo...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1604730080

ISBN13:9781604730081

Release Date:November 2007

Publisher:University Press of Mississippi

Length:348 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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