Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History

Ghosts of Ole Miss [videorecording] /Mount Philo Films.

Material type: materialTypeLabelVisual materialPublisher: Bristol, Conn. : ESPN Incorporated, 2012Description: 1 video disk (DVD) (56 min, 56 sec) : col. ; 4 3/4 in.Subject(s): Meredith, James, 1933- | Mitchell, Fritz | Thompson, Wright (Walter Wright, Jr.) | Winter, William F | Rather, Dan, 1931- | Wilkie, Curtis | Khayat, Robert C | Jones, Daniel W. (Daniel Wayne), 1949- | Ross, Charles K. (Charles Kenyatta), 1964- | University of Mississippi -- Football -- History -- 20th century | University of Mississippi -- History -- 20th century | Ole Miss Rebels (Football team) | African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century | Civil rights movements -- History -- 20th century -- Mississippi | Segregation -- Mississippi
Contents:
Chapters: Main Titles; September 20, 1962; September 25, 1962; September 29, 1962; September 30, 1962; October 1, 1962; October 17, 1962; December 1, 1962; January 1, 1963; End Titles.
Summary: Documentary of the 1962 Ole Miss (University of Mississippi) football team and its winning season, set against the backdrop of James Meredith’s admission into the university and the riot that followed. The film includes newsfilm and football game footage, still photographs, and interviews with members of the the football team and former students. Also included are phone conversations with United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, United States President John F. Kennedy, and Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett, recorded immediately prior to and during the riot.
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Chapters: Main Titles; September 20, 1962; September 25, 1962; September 29, 1962; September 30, 1962; October 1, 1962; October 17, 1962; December 1, 1962; January 1, 1963; End Titles.

Documentary of the 1962 Ole Miss (University of Mississippi) football team and its winning season, set against the backdrop of James Meredith’s admission into the university and the riot that followed. The film includes newsfilm and football game footage, still photographs, and interviews with members of the the football team and former students. Also included are phone conversations with United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, United States President John F. Kennedy, and Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett, recorded immediately prior to and during the riot.