Read Clyde Kennard’s biography

Learn about Kennard declaring his intent to enroll in the spring of 1959

Learn what happened when Kennard attempted to enroll in the fall of 1959

Information on Kennard’s arrest, conviction, imprisonment, and illness

Find out how Kennard was pardoned and commemorated decades after his death

Information on other people attempting to integrate Mississippi Southern College

Other resources on Clyde Kennard

Interactive, immersive timeline on Kennard’s application, jailing, death, and posthumous honors

Additional print and digital sources on Kennard and the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission