The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission : civil rights and states' rights / Yasuhiro Katagiri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Katagiri, Yasuhiro, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi--History--20th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Segregation--Mississippi--History--20th century.

States' rights (American politics)--History--20th century.

States' rights (American politics).

Civil rights movements--Mississippi--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

Mississippi--Politics and government--1951-.

Mississippi.

Mississippi--Race relations.

Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission--History.

Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. In the nomenclature the formality of the word sovereignty supposedly lent dignity to the actions of the Commission. For all practical purposes the Soverei

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: FOR THE PURITY OF WHITE BLOOD: The Dixiecrat Revolt and the Creation of the Legal Educational Advisory Committee in Mississippi; Chapter 1 TO PROTECT THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: The Origins of the State Sovereignty Commission; Chapter 2 FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN: Mobilizing Black Informants; Chapter 3 TO MAINTAIN SEGREGATION IN MISSISSIPPI AT ALL COSTS: Revitalizing the State Sovereignty Commission; Chapter 4 THE GREATEST STATES' RIGHTS STATE: Helping Ross Keep Mississippi Sovereign

Chapter 5 FEELINGS RUN DEEP AND BLOOD RUNS HOT: Submerging the State Sovereignty CommissionChapter 6 OFFICIALLY BUT DISCREETLY: Dealing with Unreconstructed Forces; Chapter 7 THE LAST HURRAH: Cracking Down on New Subversives; Conclusion: TO GRAPPLE WITH THE PAST: From ""Mississippi Burning"" to ""Mississippi Learning""; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-324) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-60838-3

9786613920836

1-60473-032-3

1-4175-0948-1

OCLC:

811507313