Integration correspondence
Identifier
wilkie_letter
Publication Date
10-2-1962
Description
A nine-page letter from journalist and author Curtis Wilkie, written to his parents, containing a first-hand account of the integration of the University of Mississippi. Wilkie was a student at the university at the time. Included is a hand-drawn map showing the places on campus where various events occurred during the riots.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford; University of Mississippi -- History
Relational Format
archival material
Original Format
correspondence
Original Collection
Curtis Wilkie Collection. Archives and Special Collections. University of Mississippi Libraries.
Finding Aid
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