Oral Histories from Black Power at Ole Miss
-
Anderson, Lawrence
Lawrence Anderson Jr. and Keon Burns
In 1970 at Ole Miss, Anderson was a sophomore engineering student. His roommate, Don Cole, was among the eight students expelled after the February 25th protest.
-
Brittain, John
John Brittain and Jasmine Stansberry
In 1970, John Brittain was a young attorney with the North Mississippi Rural Legal Services office. He represented the 81 students arrested after the February 25th protests, including the "Ole Miss Eight".
-
Crawford, Marjorie
Marjorie Ezel Crawford and Jasmine Stansberry
Though she had not participated in the February 25th protest due to a knee injury, Marjorie Crawford was among the other black students arrested that night at the Y-building.
-
Donald, James
James E. Donald and Brittany Brown
James Donald is the brother of Cleve Donald, the second African American to enroll at the University of Mississippi, and John Donald, one of the "Ole Miss Eight" to be expelled in 1970 after the Februrary 25th protest.
-
Evans, Theron
Theron Evans Jr. and Jasmine Stansberry
Theron Evans, cousin to John Donald of the "Ole Miss Eight", was a freshman student in 1970. After participating in the protest in front of Fulton Chapel, he was among the students arrested and taken to the State Penitentiary at Parchman.
-
Jones, Archie
Archie Jones and Keon Burns
After participating in the protest in front of Fulton Chapel, Archie Jones was among the students arrested and taken to the State Penitentiary at Parchman.
-
Jones, Emmitt
Emmitt Jones and Brittany Brown
Emmitt Jones had joined the Black Panthers over the summer in Chicago before coming to Ole Miss. He had participated in the burning of the Confederate flag and was among the students sent to the State Penitentiary at Parchman.
-
Scott, Ed
Edward Logan Scott III and Keon Burns
Ed Scott was among the students arrested after the protest on February 25th, but was kept at the Lafayette County jail instead of being sent to Parchman.
-
Willis, Linnie Liggins
Linnie Liggins Willis and Brittany Brown
Linnie Liggins Willis, one of the "Ole Miss Eight", transferred to Ole Miss from Tougaloo College in 1967. She served as secretary for the Black Student Union when the "twenty-seven demands" were drafted. After her arrest on February 25, 1970, she was held at the Lafayette County jail.