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Note and article; Jones Junior College Homecoming, 1995

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Identifier	mus-eej001
Title	Note and article; Jones Junior College Homecoming, 1995
Description	From the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Article by Erle Johnston regarding the first instance of integration in intercollegiate sports in Mississippi. Discusses the 1955 Jones Junior College football team, cited as the first college team in Mississippi to participate in a sporting event against an integrated team. Includes information on the controversy that surrounded the Mississippi school's decision to allow the team play against Compton College. Also discusses the 1995 Homecoming events, which included an invitation from officials at Jones to black and white players from the 1955 Compton College team to participate in the Homecoming Parade." A type-written note from Erle Johnston is attached at the front of this article.
Creator	Johnston, Erle.
Date	April 1995
Coverage (time period)	1955; 1994-1995
Subject	College integration. Football. Johnston, Erle. Race relations.
Resource type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 9-page document.
Language	English
Publisher	University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version)
Contributors	Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
Notes	This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive.
Rights	Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contributing institution	Special Collections, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi.
Collection	M319 Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers.
Source	Box 1, Folder 8
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.

Title	Page 1
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File extension	JPG
Width	1684
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Color space	Grayscale
File name	eej001_1.jpg

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