Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

JFK ENTERS THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Senator Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States.

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Booklet titled "Oxford: A Warning for Americans"

Booklet titled "Oxford: A Warning for Americans" published and distributed by the Mississippi State Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1962. This 24-page booklet was produced in response to the publicity and news coverage surrounding the desegregation of Mississippi State University by the admittance of African American student James Meredith and the riots that ensued on September 30, 1962. The Mississippi State Junior Chamber of Commerce believed that "much of the actual story remained untold" and produced this document in order for "others to know the circumstances surrounding the invasion of the State of Mississippi." The text refers to the intervention and actions of President Kennedy and the national guard as unlawful.

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Object title:

Booklet titled "Oxford: A Warning for Americans"

Date:

October 1962

Terms:

Civil rights

Integration

Kennedy, John F.

Meredith, James

University of Mississippi

Mississippi State Junior Chamber of Commerce

Oxford
Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

Overall: 8 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (22.2 x 9.5 cm)

Credit line:

Julia Knecht Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1995.012.1521

Curatorial Note:

James Meredith broke the color barrier in 1962 as the first African American student at Ole Miss. Frank Lambert’s book “The Battle of Ole Miss” (2010) describes this critical historical encounter between civil rights and state rights. This book is available in the Museum's Reading Room. - Krishna Shenoy, Librarian/Archivist

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Booklet titled "Oxford: A Warning for Americans"

Booklet titled "Oxford: A Warning for Americans" published and distributed by the Mississippi State Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1962. This 24-page booklet was produced in response to the publicity and news coverage surrounding the desegregation of Mississippi State University by the admittance of African American student James Meredith and the riots that ensued on September 30, 1962. The Mississippi State Junior Chamber of Commerce believed that "much of the actual story remained untold" and produced this document in order for "others to know the circumstances surrounding the invasion of the State of Mississippi." The text refers to the intervention and actions of President Kennedy and the national guard as unlawful.

Object Details
Object title:

Booklet titled "Oxford: A Warning for Americans"

Date:

October 1962

Terms:

Civil rights

Integration

Kennedy, John F.

Meredith, James

University of Mississippi

Mississippi State Junior Chamber of Commerce

Oxford

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

Overall: 8 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (22.2 x 9.5 cm)

Credit line:

Julia Knecht Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1995.012.1521

Curatorial Note:

James Meredith broke the color barrier in 1962 as the first African American student at Ole Miss. Frank Lambert’s book “The Battle of Ole Miss” (2010) describes this critical historical encounter between civil rights and state rights. This book is available in the Museum's Reading Room. - Krishna Shenoy, Librarian/Archivist

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