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University of Mississippi: A Sesquicentennial History
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by David G. Sansing
Sales Rank: 1508137
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List Price: $40.00
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 412 pages
Published by: University Press of Mississippi March 1999
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1578060915
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1578060917
Book Dimensions:
9.5 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
Weighs: 2 pounds
Reader Reviews
I loved this book. Of course being an Ole Miss graduate and knowing the author helped, but I couldn't put it down. The early history of the university is especially well done. It includes as a bonus an overview of higher education and its struggles in all the State's colleges. Dr. Sansing dispells the wide-spread idea that Governor Bilbo caused the university to lose accreditation by his political hiring and firing; his activity actually was objective and positive for the most part. The section on the Meredith crisis and resulting riots (and resulting and still lingering negative public image) was also well reported and written. I was on campus that Sunday afternoon and night (desperately trying to get off), and the book gives an accurate and fair representation of that event. The last part of the book, though not as interesting as the first, leaves a record of vastly improved racial relations and optimism for the future. The author, an early and consistent advocate for the "universal brotherhood of man" has played a significant role in that progress.
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