June 30, 2015
Gov. Ross Barnett was a leading defender of segregation in the 1960s and fought to keep James Meredith out of Ole Miss. Here, he waves a Confederate flag at the Sept, 29, 1962, Ole Miss vs. Kentucky football game to a frenzied crowd waving the flags against integration. Now, a large reservoir near Jackson is named after Barnett. Photo courtesy Associated Press/Jim Bourdier
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