The J.D. Williams Library hosted a series of brown bag lectures that focused on civil rights in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the enrollment of the University of Mississippi\u2019s first African-American student, James Meredith.<\/p>\n
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Among the lectures, David Sansing, historian and professor emeritus, spoke on the history of the integration of the University of Mississippi.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like for people who attended my lecture to understand and appreciate how much the University of Mississippi has changed and progressed since the admission of James Meredith in 1962,\u201d Sansing said.<\/p>\n
Maurice Hobson, assistant professor of history and African American studies, discussed civil rights and the New South; and Michael Williams, assistant professor of history and African American studies at Mississippi State University, talked about civil rights activist Medgar Evers.<\/p>\n
Jennifer Ford, head of Archives and Special Collections, said that the brown bag lectures also tie into an exhibit at the library.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur current exhibit is titled, \u2018We Shall Always March Ahead: Mississippi and the Civil Rights Movement,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cWe wanted all of the Brown Bags to connect in some way with civil rights.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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