Reporting: Wiley Anderson- University of Mississippi
Speaker: William Doyle
Last week, author William Doyle spoke in Oxford Mississippi regarding his book "An American Insurrection: The Battle of Oxford, Mississippi, 1962. Doyle is a New-York Times best selling author.
Doyle spoke in front of a live audience of both faculty and students. His book tells the story of James Meredith, the first black student admitted to the University of Mississippi.
"It was a fourteen hour riot with white supremacists, federal marshals, and soldiers to defend the Lyceum over there," Doyle explained.
He also offered some insight into his writing process, citing FBI briefs and interviews with people present that day.
When his presentation finished, he offered words of inspiration for all the aspiring journalists, while also answering questions.
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