The Price of Defiance: James Meredith and the Integration of OLE Miss

by Charles W. Eagles

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When James Meredith enrolled as the first African American student at the University of Mississippi in 1962, the resulting riots produced more casualties than any other clash of the civil rights era. Eagles shows that the violence resulted from the university's and the state's long defiance of the civil rights movement and federal law. Ultimately, the price of such behavior--the price of defiance--was not only the murderous riot that rocked the nation...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1469613948

ISBN13:9781469613949

Release Date:February 2014

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:584 Pages

Weight:1.90 lbs.

Dimensions:1.5" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

African-American Studies College & University Discrimination & Racism Education Education & Reference Education Theory Educational Philosophy History History & Theory Philosophy & Social Aspects

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