MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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An ESPN Show Everyone Needs to Watch
By Elusive Trope on Tue, 10/30/2012 - 9:04pm |
Tonight, ESPN's 30 for 30 series put forth Ghosts of Ole Miss, which deals with a reality a half century ago:
In 1962, James Meredith made his debut for Ole Miss, becoming the the first African American not only to play at Ole Miss, but to attend Ole Miss.
And he wasn't welcomed with open arms. Instead, he was welcomed with violence and rioting, to the point where President John F. Kennedy had to send backup to campus to put a stop to it.
The show deals with America. As the show mentions, some of that America still remains, and yet at same time part of America has moved forward.
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