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Word: mcdow (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Mississippi. Un like Meredith, Law Student McDowell rarely granted press interviews, made no splash at N.A.A.C.P. meetings, made himself as unobtrusive as possible. But last week, as he hurried up the steps of the law school building for his third day of classes in the new fall term, McDow ell dropped his sunglasses. He stooped to retrieve them - and out of his pocket fell a .22-cal. pistol. When he walked out of class, he was arrested by County Sheriff Joe Ford. A day later, McDow ell, 22, was expelled from Ole Miss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Civil Rights: The Pistol on the Steps | 10/4/1963 | See Source »

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