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Bookmark or Share- James W. Silver | Mississippi EncyclopediaJames Wesley Silver, a professor of history at the University of Mississippi from 1936 to 1964, emerged as one of the most critical voices of the state’s leadership in the aftermath of the riot surrounding James Meredith’s admission to the university in the fall of 1962. His powerful denunciation of the racial status quo and […]
- James W. Silver Collection | University of Mississippi ...James W. Silver was a professor of history at the University of Mississippi from 1936 to 1964. A distinguished scholar, Silver wrote multiple historical texts and served as chairman of the UM history department from 1946 to 1957. Silver was an ardent opponent of segregation, and his outspokenness on the topic made him the frequent target of ...
- James W. Silver, 81, a Professor Who Fought for Racial EqualityJames W. Silver, a professor of American history at the University of Mississippi for more than 30 years whose outspokenly liberal views on racial equality stirred controversy throughout that...
- UM Tribute Set for Professor James W. Silver - Ole Miss NewsOXFORD, Miss. – Nearly 50 years after he left the University of Mississippi in a storm of controversy, the late James W. Silver, a history professor and author of a well-known book on repression during the segregation era, will be honored by the university in a pair of programs Sept. 30.
- James Silver - WikipediaJames Silver. James Wesley Silver (June 28, 1907 – July 25, 1988) was a history professor and author. He wrote Mississippi: The Closed Society. He was a professor at the University of Mississippi, then University of Notre Dame, and finally at the University of South Florida.
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