Former UM students recall riots
- Highlights of African-American achievements at Ole Miss
- Former UM students recall riots and how what Meredith did impacted them today
Equality – we’ve come far, have far to go
News Editor Jonathan Scott takes a look back at some of the good and bad of the 50 years since James Meredith enrolled at the University of Mississippi, pointing out that the journey is one we have to steadily keep traveling. (October 1, 2012, Page 4A)
Panel recalls riots at UM
Five people that were eyewitnesses to the Sept. 30, 1962 riots during the enrollment of James Meredith to Ole Miss and the integration of the formerly closed society, shared their memories on a panel on Wednesday. (September 28, 2012, Page 1A, 3A)
Soldier looks at 1962 from different perspective
Researchers, historians, Ole Miss professors and James Meredith himself have all written books about Meredith’s admission to the University of Mississippi and the accompanying violence. Editor Don Whitten points readers to yet another view – former military policeman Henry Gallagher’s just-released book detailing what he saw and experienced in Oxford in 1962-63. (September 28, 2012, Page 4A)
The past remains present in 2012
Anniversaries come and go, and are often forgotten or ignored. In 2012, there are a number of anniversaries to be celebrated locally, statewide, nationwide and around the world, including two big events right here in the L-O-U community. News Editor Jonathan Scott takes a look at those events – the death of William Faulkner and the integration of the University of Mississippi – and how they affected the community and its view from others. (January 19, 2012, Page 4)
