RARE OL' ROSS OLE MISS and JFK 45 RPM VINYL CIVIL RIGHTS RIOT REBEL DAVIS BIGJOE

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45 RPM VINYL 7 "RECORD

DIXIE-AIRE RECORDS

MERIDAN, MISS

1962

(C-132)

REBEL DAVIS WITH BIG JOE AND THE STARLINERS

OL' ROSS, OLE MISS AND JFK / FREE RIDE

UNABLE TO PLAY DUE TO NOT HAVING A RECORD PLAYER. BUT IT LOOKS TO BE IN AT LEAST VG+ CONDITION

The Ole Miss riot of 1962, or Battle of Oxford, was fought between Southern segregationists and federal and state forces beginning the night of September 30, 1962; segregationists were protesting the enrollment of James Meredith, a black US military veteran, at the University of Mississippi (known affectionately as Ole Miss) at Oxford, Mississippi. Two civilians were killed during the night, including a French journalist, and over 300 people were injured, including one third of the US Marshals deployed.

In 1954 the US Supreme Court had ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. Meredith applied as a legitimate student with strong experience as an Air Force veteran and good grades in completed coursework at Jackson State University. Despite this, his entrance was barred first by university officials, and later by segregationist Governor Ross Barnett who nominated himself as registrar and, on September 13, said on television:

There is no case in history where the Caucasian race has survived social integration. We will not drink from the cup of genocide. ... We must either submit to the unlawful dictates of the federal government or stand up like men and tell them never! ... No school will be integrated in Mississippi while I am your Governor!

In late September 1962, the administration of President John F. Kennedy had extensive discussions with Governor Barnett and his staff about protecting Meredith, but Barnett publicly vowed to keep the university segregated. The President and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy wanted to avoid bringing in federal forces for several reasons. Robert Kennedy hoped that legal means, along with the escort of U.S. Marshals, would be enough to force the Governor to comply. He also was very concerned there might be a "mini-civil war" between the U.S. Army troops and armed protesters.

Governor Barnett, under pressure from the courts, conducted secret back door discussions in response to calls from the Kennedy administration between Thursday, September 27 and Sunday the 30th.

He was committed to maintain civil order and reluctantly agreed to allow Meredith to register in exchange for a scripted face-saving event. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy ordered 500 U.S. Marshals to accompany Meredith during his arrival and registration.

The days preceding the riot, bands of racists drove cars with stickers stating that "The South shall rise again" and waving Confederate flags while others assaulted any Black they could find

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