Former CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather shared memories of covering the 1962 riots at the University of Mississippi when speaking to a standing-room-only crowd Wednesday at the Overby Center on campus as part of the Society of Professional Journalists naming the school as its 100th National Historic Site in Journalism. (April 15, 2010, Page 1)
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Published: April 15, 2010
Writer: Melanie Addington
Names: Clarion-Ledger, Dan Jones, Dan Rather, James Meredith, Jerry Mitchell, Journalism week, Kathleen Wickham, Meek School of Journalism, Ole Missr, Paul Guihard
Places: Overby Center, University of Mississippi
Tags: 1962 UM riots, Dan Rather, National Historic Site in Journalism, Society of Professional Journalists