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But Gains Are Noted
Lewis Lord
Description of living conditions in rural Mississippi as of the 1960 census, and examination of progress made since 1950; Source: Jackson Daily News
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But when all has been said
Author Unknown
Short clipping stating that the South, as part of the United States, will not be allowed to continue the practice of segregation; Source: unknown; Unknown date
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Cameron's Dissent
Author Unknown
Quotation dealing with African-American voting rights; Source: unknown; Unknown date
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Campus Scourge at Ole Miss
Sally O'Quin
Profile of James Silver and his controversial beliefs, written shortly after the publication of Mississippi: The Closed Society; Source: LIFE
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Carolina celebrates 191st
University Gazette (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Program announcing an upcoming ceremony to honor distinguished alumni of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including James Silver; Source: University Gazette (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); Unknown date
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Chipping Away At Freedom's Base
J. Oliver Emmerich
Article discussing why different speakers have been invited to visit and speak at the University of Mississippi; Source: McComb Enterprise-Journal (Miss.)
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Church Council Rejected By City
Author Unknown
W. S. Kincade, the mayor of Clarksdale, Miss., rejects a request from the National Council of Churches for a meeting to discuss civil rights issues; Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.); Unknown date
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Churches Urged To Assume Lead
Associated Press
Episcopal minister Duncan Gray claims that churches are already involved in the strife surrounding desegregation in Mississippi, and that they should assume a conscious leadership role on the issue; Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.); Unknown date
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Citizens' Council
Author Unknown
Fragment of an article about the formation of a local Citizens' Council; Source: unknown; Unknown date
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Citizens Educational Group Organizes Here
Author Unknown
Article about the Citizens Educational Association, a group of Mississippi parents who object to the subversive propaganda in their children's school textbooks; Source: unknown
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Citizens Group Scans Textbook
United Press International
Article about the Citizens Educational Association, a group of parents who formed to combat what they see as subversive political ideas being taught in their children's textbooks; Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.); Unknown date
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Citizens Not Obligated to Answer Rights Queries
Author Unknown
Statement by the Leflore County (Miss.) Bar Association, informing citizens that they are not legally required to answer questions asked of them by the FBI outside of a court hearing; Source: unknown; Unknown date
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Civil Right of Mississippians
Northside Reporter (Jackson, Miss.)
Editorial supporting federal civil rights legislation, and claiming that Mississippi should accept social change for its own good; Source: Northside Reporter (Jackson, Miss.); Unknown date
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Civil War
Author Unknown
Fragment of an article describing a presentation on the Civil War given by James Silver; Source: unknown; Unknown date
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Climate of Hostility Stalked U.S. Marshals at Ole Miss
Saul Pett
An article detailing examples of harassment and hostility directed at the United States marshals sent to protect James Meredith on the University of Mississippi campus; Source: Milwaukee Journal; Unknown date
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Closed Society
Author Unknown
A profile of James Silver as an educator and as an advocate for integration; Source: Newsweek
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Closed Society Blocks Mississippi Integration
Author Unknown
Account of a speech given by James Silver in Little Rock, Ark., about race relations in Mississippi; Source: Arkansas Democrat
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Coed's Letter Tells of Frat Song Fest
Mary Jo Latham
Satirical letter home purportedly written by a University of Mississippi coed about songs sung at a fraternity party; Source: unknown; Unknown date
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Coleman To Discuss Budgetary Affairs Before Legislature
John Herbers
Governor J. P. Coleman argues that defiance of the federal government is treason, and applies that argument to the integration debate; Source: unknown; Unknown date
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College Board Decides Future of Dr. Silver
Associated Press
Discussion of James Silver's being brought before the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning in an effort to remove him from his position; Source: unknown
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College Board to Meet Thursday on Dr. Silver
Associated Press
Discussion of James Silver's being brought before the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning in an effort to remove him from his position; Unknown date
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Collins Defends Ole Miss Professor
Author Unknown
Leroy Collins, President of the National Broadcasters Association, encourages broadcasters to publicly defend James Silver; Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
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Collins' Speech Blasted
Author Unknown
A Jackson, Miss., radio station executive criticizes National Broadcasters Association president LeRoy Collins for his defense of James Silver's right to free speech; Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.); Unknown date
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Command Line
Author Unknown
Short description of the personnel involved in policing the integration riots at the University of Mississippi; Source: unknown; Unknown date
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Commie Team Cues Agitators
Jack Lotto
Article warning of Negro Communist leaders on a mission to promote racial incidents and divided [sic] the people in the South; Source: Jackson Daily News
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Compilation of southern editorials
Southern Regional Council
A compilation of editorials from student newspapers at universities around the South, documenting student response to the integration of the University of Mississippi and the accompanying violence; Source: Rice Thresher; Daily Texan; Gamecock; Tulane Hullabaloo; Driftwood; Vanderbilt Hustler; Daily Reveille; Davidsonian; Crimson White; Technique; Emory Wheel; Daily Tar Heel; Signal; Springhillian
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Compulsory student evaluation of professors
James W. Silver
Silver argues that mandatory evaluations of professors will harm the university; Source: Oracle (University of South Florida)
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Concessions Hit On Integration
Associated Press
The Jackson Citizens Council encourages closing Jackson's public library altogether rather than allowing it to operate as an integrated facility; Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.); Unknown date
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Conference on Civil War led by Dr. Silver
Author Unknown
Announcement of James Silver's appointment as Program Director of the Civil War Conference at Gettysburg College and a description of his duties and plans for the conference; Source: The Mississippian
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Could the Integration Decree Be a Blessing?
Thurman Sensing
Editorial wondering whether the integration decree handed down by the Supreme Court after the Brown vs. Board of Education decision was a positive development, as it awakened a desire in many Southerners to defend their way of life against federal intervention; Source: unknown; Unknown date
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Council in Oxford Protests Brutality
Associated Press
Article on a meeting of the Oxford Citizens Council, where the Council discussed what they call brutality by Negro MPs during the integration of the University of Mississippi, members of the university community who support integration, and their plans to begin a telephone harassment campaign against those who believe in integration; Source: Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
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Courage in Mississippi
J. L. Dudding
Letter expressing support and admiration for James Silver's decision to remain at the University of Mississippi; Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Courage in Mississippi (short)
Larry Boxerman
Letter to the editor praising James Silver's courage in speaking out about racial problems in Mississippi; Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Covering the Crossroads
Jimmy Ward
A critical account of a chronic critic of Mississippi (James Silver) traveling to New Jersey and giving a speech denigrating both states; Source: unknown
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Day History Workshop Slated Today At UT
Author Unknown
Announcement of planned speakers, including James Silver, at a history workshop at the University of Tampa; Source: Tampa Tribune
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Dear Editor
J. S. Duckey
Tongue-in-cheek letter to the editor criticizing southern Methodists for refusing to integrate their churches; Source: Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
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Dear Editor
Ray Strebeck
Letter to the editor claiming that attacks on James Silver are a threat to the democratic process; Source: unknown; Unknown date
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Debate Over Silver Not Dead In State
Author Unknown
Editorial encouraging Mississippians to think critically about James Silver's description of Mississippi as a closed society and to engage in debate about the issue; Source: McComb Enterprise-Journal (Miss.)
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Decision Favors Council
United Press International
A federal judge in Biloxi, Miss., ruled against deposing five Citizens Council members as part of an investigation by a Jackson attorney; Source: unknown; Unknown date
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Did Silver Pounce On Lowman Unfairly?
Orley M. Hood (Mrs.)
Letter to the editor accusing James Silver of enlisting students to aggressively question anti-communist speaker Myers G. Lowman, and leveling miscellaneous criticisms at President Kennedy and others; Source: State Times; Unknown date
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Diocese Supports Jackson Minister
Author Unknown
The Mississippi Episcopal Diocese proclaims its support for Edward Harrison, a minister who claims he did not send a telegram critical of the Jackson, Miss., Citizens' Council to Reverend Robert Ingram of Houston, Tex., though Ingram received a telegram signed with Harrison's name; Source: Jackson Daily News
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Diploma Is OK'd To Save School
Author Unknown
The College Board voted that the University of Mississippi should award James Meredith his degree on schedule, despite Governor Ross Barnett's efforts to withhold it on charges that Meredith violated a directive from the university's administrators; Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
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Directors Chosen For Citizens Fund
Author Unknown
Article discussing the establishment of a White Citizens Legal Fund after Byron de la Beckwith was charged with the murder of Medgar Evers; Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.); Unknown date
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Dirksen Hits Election Bills In Mississippi
Morris Cunningham
Article quoting Illinois senator Everett Dirksen, objecting to legislation in Mississippi that would weaken the Republican party in the state; Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
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Dissent in Mississippi
National Observer
Brief editorial praising James Silver's willingness to criticize race relations in Mississippi; Source: National Observer; Unknown date
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Dr. Silver Answers Charges With Further Charges
Julie Smith
Lengthy interview with James Silver, in which he defends the statements he made in his speech Mississippi: The Closed Society; Source: The Mississippian
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Dr. Silver Talks Again
United Press International
Article on James Silver's Mississippi: The Closed Society speech, including quotes from a University of Mississippi student who claims that Silver is bitter because of his failure to indoctrinate students; Source: Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
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Editor Scores Rebel Thinking
Author Unknown
Article describing a speech to University of Mississippi law students made by J. O. Emmerich, editor of the McComb (Miss.) Enterprise Journal, urging them not to think that racial problems were the only problems in Mississippi; Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.); Unknown date