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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 · By. Tom Head. Updated on November 02, 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 ...
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.
Theme and Time Period. Governors and Senators. Forging Ahead, 1946–Present. The office of governor is the only public office Ross Barnett ever held and the only political office for which he ever campaigned. He is also one of only two Mississippians who ran for the office four times.
Nov 8, 1987 · By Richard Pearson. November 7, 1987 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Former Mississippi governor Ross Barnett, 89, who refused 25 years ago to let a black man enroll in the University of Mississippi and...
Sep 29, 2023 · Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett spoke at halftime of the University of Mississippi’s game against Kentucky. Barnett whipped up the all-white crowd, which some compared to a Nazi rally in Nuremberg. While Confederate battle flags waved defiantly, Barnett told the crowd of more than 40,000 gathered, “I love Mississippi. I love her people. Our customs.
The office of governor is the only public office Ross Barnett ever held and the only political office for which he ever campaigned. He is also one of only two Mississippians who ran for the office four times. He ran and lost in 1951 and 1955, he was elected in 1959, and he ran again […]
