"Kennard Case" by Hattiesburg American
 

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ISBN

silver_b2f6_063

Publication Date

1-30-1963

Description

Editorial praising Governor Ross Barnett for suspending the sentence of Clyde Kennard, an African American who was sent to prison for seven years for stealing chicken feed and was subsequently diagnosed with cancer; Source: Hattiesburg American

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Barnett, Ross R. (Ross Robert), 1898-1987; Ex-convicts -- Civil rights -- United States

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newspaper article

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clippings (information artifacts); editorials

Original Collection

James W. Silver Collection. Archives and Special Collections. University of Mississippi Libraries.

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Kennard Case

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