Battle of Old Miss - Civil Rights V. States' Rights

Informationen zum Autor Frank Lambert is Professor of History at Purdue University. Klappentext 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. Frank Lambert, who was a student at Ole Miss at the time and witnessed many of these events, here provides an engaging narrative of the tumultuous period surrounding Meredith's arrival at the University of Mississippi. Lambert excels at conveying the students' perspective of the riot and its aftermath, highlighting the great diversity of viewpoints.

Product details

• Authors: Frank Lambert, Frank Lambert
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 02.09.2009, delayed
• EAN: 9780195380415
• ISBN: 978-0-19-538041-5
• Series: Critical Historical Encounters; Critical Historical Encounters
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; USA, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Local History, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Central Southern States, US South, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher