Posts tagged Philippe Guihard

Another Cold War: Documenting America’s Cold Civil War

Last week, I mentioned French journalist Paul Guilhard’s last dispatch before he was killed at Ole Miss in the fall 1962 riots over James Meredith’s admission to the university.

Perspective, Story Behind The StoryKatherine MitchellJanuary 12, 2021University of Mississippi, James Meredith, Philippe Guihard, Connor Towne O'Neill, Barbara J. Fields, America's cold civil war, confederate monuments, white supremacy, Nathan Bedford Forest

The Art of War: Has the Time Come for Johnny Reb to Stand Down?

While covering the 1962 riots at the University of Mississippi over James Meredith’s enrollment, Philippe Guihard, a warm, friendly French journalist, became the only reporter killed during the civil rights era.

Perspective, Story Behind The StoryKatherine MitchellJanuary 6, 20211970, University of Mississippi, James Meredith, Philippe Guihard, Philip Scarborough, Dear Johnny Reb, Gen. Robert E. Lee, Civil Rights and Restorative Justice, Black history, Emmett Till Interpretive Center