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Enigmatic James Meredith speaks tonight (Aug. 14) at Lemuria Bookstore in...
Whoever described a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma could have been talking about civil rights legend James Meredith. The first known African American to attend the University of...
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A half century later, Mississippi: The Closed Society is once again back in...
A half century ago, University of Mississippi professor James Silver coined the term, “The Closed Society,” to describe how some in Mississippi were afraid to say what they believed — or else face...
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50 years later, those who protected Ole Miss have not forgotten
A half century after the 1962 riot at the University of Mississippi that left two dead and hundreds injured, memories returned for William Dunn. William Dunn He was serving in the Border Patrol when he...
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Book signing today (Oct. 3) with a soldier who protected James Meredith
Henry T. Gallagher was a second lieutenant in the 716th Military Police Battalion when he was assigned to protect the first African-American student on the University of Mississippi campus. A native of...
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A half century after Mississippi wanted to “K.O. the Kennedys,” a...
Charles Overby John Kennedy Many historical anniversaries are drawing discussion this year, but one that’s received less here has been the Kennedys — a lightning rod for criticism in Mississippi a half...
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Stephanie Parker-Weaver questions why UMC removed Dr. Miele as cancer director
Stephanie Parker-Weaver Breast cancer survivor Stephanie Parker-Weaver is questioning why the University of Mississippi Medical Center removed Dr. Lucio Miele as director of the Cancer Institute. “This...
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