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William Doyle

An American Insurrection

The Battle of Oxford, Mississippi, 1962

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In 1961, a black veteran named James Meredith applied for admission to the University of Mississippi — and launched a legal revolt against white supremacy in the most segregated state in America. Meredith's challenge ultimately triggered what Time magazine called the gravest conflict between federal and state authority since the Civil War,” a crisis that on September 30, 1962, exploded into a chaotic battle between thousands of white civilians and a small corps of federal marshals. To crush the insurrection, President John F. Kennedy ordered a lightning invasion of Mississippi by over 20,000 U.S. combat infantry, paratroopers, military police… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-385-50487-4
  • EAN: 9780385504874
  • Produktnummer: 15725660
  • Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
  • Seitenangabe: 304 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 633 KB
  • Abbildungen: 16 PAGES OF B&W PHOTOS

Über den Autor


William Doyle's previous book, Inside the Oval Office: The White House Tapes from FDR to Clinton (1999) was a New York Times Notable Book. In 1998 he won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best TV Documentary for the A&E special The Secret White House Tapes, which he co-wrote and co-produced. He lives in New York City. His email address is billdoyleusa@yahoo.com.

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