James Meredith and the Ole Miss riot : a soldier's story / Henry T. Gallagher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gallagher, Henry T., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Meredith, James, 1933-.

Meredith, James.

Gallagher, Henry T.

University of Mississippi--History.

University of Mississippi.

College integration--Mississippi--Oxford--History.

College integration.

African Americans--Civil rights.

African Americans.

Civil rights--Mississippi--Oxford--History.

Civil rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A first-person account of the turbulent times of the Oxford riot by a solider who guarded James Meredith when he integrated Ole Miss.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: A Sense of Place; 1. The North; 2. The Upper South; 3. The Deep South; 4. The Arrival; 5. The Town; 6. The Assignment; 7. The Student; 8. The Army; 9. The Campus; 10. The Return-1963; 11. The Graduation; Epilogue; Afterword; Notes; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; X; Z; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62103-054-7