State of Siege: Mississippi whites and the Civil Rights movement

Old Miss Students Protesting Against Integration
01 Oct 1962, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, USA -- Old Miss Students Protesting Against Integration
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During the civil rights movement, states across the American South were shaken by violence as African Americans struggled for equal rights. But no state was more violent, or more resistant to integration than Mississippi.

Midday presents a new documentary from American RadioWorks, "State of Siege" explores the extraordinary tactics white Mississippians used to block integration with blacks.

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