Full Court Press: Mississippi State University, the Press, and the Battle to Integrate College Basketball

by Jason A Peterson and Jason A. Peterson

Book Overview

During the civil rights era, Mississippi was caught in the hateful embrace of a white caste system that enforced segregation. Rather than troubling the Closed Society, state news media, on the whole, marched in lockstep or, worse, promoted the continued subservience of blacks. Surprisingly, challenges from Mississippi's college basketball courts questioned segregation's validity and its gentleman's agreement that prevented college teams in the Magnolia...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496808207
• ISBN13: 9781496808202
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"