Date of Award
8-1-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Southern Studies
First Advisor
Andy Harper
Second Advisor
W. Ralph Eubanks
Third Advisor
John Rash
School
University of Mississippi
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
My thesis for the MFA is a documentary film entitled No Peace in the Valley, the story of the protests at Mississippi Valley State in February 1970 and the subsequent mass arrest of almost half the student population of the historically black college in Itta Bena, Mississippi. This paper briefly discusses the approach taken in my documentary, an approach that sought to give voice in the telling of the story of the events of 1970 at the historically black college in the Delta of Mississippi to individuals who were there and played an active role as the event unfolded. The film explores the complex motivations that drove students to demonstrate against their college administration and places the events at Mississippi Valley State in the larger context of student protests in 1970 that culminated in the shootings at Jackson State and Kent State.
Recommended Citation
Aberle, Katherine, "No Peace in the Valley: A Documentary Film on the 1970 Protests at Mississippi Valley State College and the Largest Mass Arrest of Students in U.S. History" (2022). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2345.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/2345