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southern Democrats who withdrew from the Democratic Party in 1948 because of a civil rights plank in the Democratic platform
dixiecrats
the US Supreme court case that ruled that "separate-but-equal facilities" were constitutional
Plessy vs. Ferguson
the founder of the White Citizens Council
Robert B. Patterson
the native of Kosciusko who became the first black to be admitted to the University of Mississippi
James Meredith
the first Republican governor of Mississippi since the Reconstruction period
Kirk Fordice
the first black US Representative since Reconstruction, and he later served as US Secretary of Agriculture
Mike Epsy
the federal law that made it illegal for any public facility to discriminate against anyone due to race
Civil Rights Act of 1964
the most powerful member in Mississippi's government
Speaker of the House
the white supremacist convicted of killing Medgar Evers
Bryon De La Bekwith
another name for industrial farming
agribusiness
A former congressman, I was the only white leader in Mississippi to condemn the actions of Ross Barnett
Frank E Smith
I was murdered in 1964 along with two white freedom summer workers
James Earl Chaney
The grandson of a slave, I was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1964 -- the first black representative since Reconstruction
Robert Clark
I was elected governor in 1959; in 1962, I tried to keep James Meredith from attending the University of Mississippi
Ross Robert Barnett
A moderate, I was elected to fill the senate seat vacated when Senator Bilbo died
John Stennis
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