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Ross Robert Barnett (January 22, 1898 – November 6, 1987) was an American politician and segregationist who served as the 53rd governor of Mississippi from 1960 to 1964. He was a Southern Democrat who supported racial segregation.
Nov 2, 2020 · Ross Barnett (January 22, 1898–November 6, 1987) served only one term as Mississippi's governor, but he remains one of the state's most well-known chief executives due in large part to his willingness to oppose civil rights efforts by imprisoning protesters, defying federal law, inciting insurrection, and functioning as a mouthpiece for the ...
- Tom Head
Nov 7, 1987 · Former Gov. Ross Robert Barnett, whose advocacy of segregation helped make Mississippi a civil rights battlefield 25 years ago, died today, his son said. He was 89 years old.
Learn about Ross Barnett, the last governor born in the century of Mississippi's statehood, who ran for office four times and opposed integration. Find out how he handled the Meredith crisis at Ole Miss and promoted industrial development in the state.
Nov 8, 1987 · Former Mississippi governor Ross Barnett, 89, who refused 25 years ago to let a black man enroll in the University of Mississippi and precipitated one of the great battles of the civil rights...
Feb 2, 2010 · Learn about the 1962 riot at the University of Mississippi, where Governor Ross Barnett defied the Supreme Court decision to integrate the school. Find out how James Meredith became the first African-American student at Ole Miss and what happened to him after.
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Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (left) and President John F. Kennedy attempted to negotiate with Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett (recording below). The Kennedy brothers hoped to resolve the dispute peacefully and avoid federal troop deployment.
