The University of Mississippi: A Sesquicentennial History

“There is a mystique about Ole Miss,” David G. Sansing says in this book.

Sansing, a professor emeritus of history, says the University of Mississippi and its story hold a special attraction for those who have learned there. “Some have called it holy ground, others hallowed ground. During a recent Black alumni reunion, Danny Covington called Ole Miss addictive.”

Few southern institutions have such a storied past. After its founding, the university assembled one of the finest scientific coll...