The Price of Defiance

Sep 15, 2009

Lemuria Bookstore

Charles Eagles talked about his book The Price of Defiance: James Meredith and the Integration of Ole Miss (The University of North Carolina Press; July 15, 2009). In 1962 James Meredith became the first black student to enroll in the University of Mississippi. Mr. Meredith's enrollment at the university was followed by a riot that .. Read More
Charles Eagles talked about his book The Price of Defiance: James Meredith and the Integration of Ole Miss (The University of North Carolina Press; July 15, 2009). In 1962 James Meredith became the first black student to enroll in the University of Mississippi. Mr. Meredith's enrollment at the university was followed by a riot that resulted in the deaths of two civilians, several wounded U.S. marshals, and the assignment of thousands of soldiers to Oxford, Mississippi, by President Kennedy. In his book Professor Eagles attempts to show the confluence of events since World War II that culminated in the riot. He talked about his extensive research into untapped resources to build a complex picture. Professor Eagles also responded to questions from members of the audience. This event was held in the LemuriaBooks website building in Jackson, Mississippi, at 5:30 p.m. CT on September 15, 2009.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:06 Unidentified Speaker CHARLES EAGLES' BOOK, THE PRICE OF DEFIANCE, TELLS THE STORY OF JAMES MEREDITH, THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN...
00:00:30 Unidentified Speaker WE THANK EVERYONE ELSE FOR COMING. I HAVE A COUPLE OF CONFESSIONS TO MAKE AT FIRST. ONE IS I'M NOT...
00:20:58 Unidentified Speaker WHAT IS THE RESPONSE TO YOUR BOOK? HAS HE READ IT?
00:21:07 Unidentified Speaker I INTERVIEWED JAMES MEREDITH IN 1998. AFTER THAT INTERVIEW WHICH WENT VERY WELL PEOPLE AT THE UNIVERSITY...
00:22:31 Unidentified Speaker YOU MENTIONED SPECIFICALLY RECORDS AND PAPERS AT THE UNIVERSITIES THAT NO ONE HAD LOOKED AT THOSE...
00:22:49 Unidentified Speaker I AM GOING TO SPECULATE. I THINK NO ONE HAS TO SEE THEM. I FIRST DECIDED TO DO THIS PROJECT AS A RESULT...
00:24:20 Unidentified Speaker Y MENTIONED JUNE SILVER AT THE BEGINNING. HE WAS A PROFESSOR. DOES HE HAVE A LEGACY? THE TIME THAT...
00:24:41 Unidentified Speaker I MENTION HIM IN MY PRESENTATION BECAUSE HE WAS SUCH A PROMINENT PERSON SINCE HE ARRIVED IN THE LATE...
00:26:23 Unidentified Speaker CHARLES EAGLES IS THE AUTHOR OF THE CIVIL-RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN AMERICA AND OUTSIDE AGITATOR.

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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