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9-30-2011
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The late James W. Silver, a professor of history at the university from 1936 to 1964, was honored with the dedication of Silver Pond, a body of water near the intersection of Sorority Row and West Jackson Avenue. Following the admission of Meredith, Silver offered support and friendship to the embattled student. He published Mississippi: The Closed Society in 1964, just two years after witnessing Meredith's turbulent admission to the university. Silver was later forced to leave the University as a result of his support of Meredith and civil rights in Mississippi.
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