Society Of Professional Journalists Historic Site in Journalism Historical

Society Of Professional Journalists Historic Site in Journalism Historical (HM1XY3)

Location: Oxford, MS 38655 Lafayette County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 22.005', W 89° 31.966'

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The University of Mississippi

Agence France-Presse journalist Paul Guihard was one of more than 300 journalists who watched the chaos surrounding the admission of James Meredith to the University of Mississippi. He was murdered on campus near the student union around 9 P.M., September 30, 1962. His killer was never identified.

Guihard is the only journalist known to have lost his life covering stories during the Civil Rights Era (1954-1971).

The historic designation memorializes Guihard's sacrifice and pays tribute to the journalists who covered the Meredith crisis. Many were threatened, had their equipment broken and saw their vehicles damaged. However, they did not back away from the story, instead, they used the lessons learned at Ole Miss to continue their coverage in other locations.

The Society of Professional Journalists honors these journalists with this plaque and the designation of the University of Mississippi campus as a historic site in journalism.

Marked this 30th day of September, 2010.
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HM NumberHM1XY3
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Year Placed2010
Placed ByThe Society of Professional Journalists
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Date Added Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 267086 N 3805728
Decimal Degrees34.36675000, -89.53276667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 22.005', W 89° 31.966'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 22' 0.3" N, 89° 31' 57.96" W
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Area Code(s)662
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 115 Sorority Row, Oxford MS 38655, US
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