Filmed interview with Robert B. Ellis conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the integration crisis at the University of Mississippi, James Meredith and Governor Ross Barnett.
Ellis, Robert B., Barnett, Ross R. (Ross Robert), 1898-1987, Meredith, James, 1933, University of Mississippi, University of Mississippi--Riot, September 30, 1962, Riot control, Civil rights--History--20th century, Civil rights movements--United States, Race relations--United States, Oral History--United States
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Vecchione, Judith
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Filmed interview with William Simmons conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on resistance to integration by the Mississippi Citizens' Council, specifically the Jackson chapter which was led by Simmons.
Simmons, William James, 1916-2007, Barnett, Ross R. (Ross Robert), 1898-1987, Citizens' Councils of America, Jackson (Miss.), Jackson (Miss.)--Race relations, Mississippi--Race relations, Mississippi--Social conditions, University of Mississippi, Civil rights--History--20th century, Civil rights movements--United States, Race relations--United States, Oral History--United States
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Arndt, Prudence
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.