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Places

Mississippi Valley State University
Mississippi Valley State University is one of three state public historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) in the State of Mississippi.
Carver High School
Carver High School was the high school for African Americans. The first year the Tupelo schools were integrated the city placed all the tenth graders, black and white, at Carver.
TKE Drug Store
TKE was a drug store located in Downtown Tupelo. African Americans were forced to use a separate door before integration. Mrs.
Lyric Theatre
The Lyric Theater was located in Uptown Tupelo.

Events

KKK/United League March
Date of Event:
1976
The events that caused the Klu Klux Klan and the United League march began on March 18, 1976, when a prisoner in the local jail, Eugene Pasto, alleged he had been beaten by two white policemen, Dale C

Organizations

Tupelo Daily Journal
The Tupelo Daily Journal was, in the words of business leader Jack Reed, "the voice of racial moderation since George McLean assumed ownership in 1934."The Daily Journal "stood toe-to-toe against raci