Three Years in MississippiJames Meredith recapitulates the steps in his progress towards a degree (awarded him in 1963) at the hitherto all-white University of Mississippi. ... He leads the reader through the court briefs, the testimony and the embattled tactics that won his entrance into the university. |
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August 1960 | 3 |
SeptemberDecember 1960 | 23 |
JanuaryMay 1961 | 50 |
Copyright | |
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