University in Lafayette County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Silver Pond

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023

1. Silver Pond Marker

Inscription.
Named in honor of
James Wesley Silver
(1907-88)
History professor (1936-64) “He changed my life,” wrote a distinguished alumnus of this intellectually stimulating teacher, department chair (1946-57), president of Southern Historical Ass'n (1963-64). Author of the best-selling “Mississippi: The Closed Society” (1964), Dr. Silver indicted repression in his adopted state. A defender of free speech, academic freedom and progressive values, he was reviled by many White segregationists in the state. Under pressure he left the university in 1964 and taught at the University of Notre Dame and University of South Florida. Southeast of this site stood Faculty House 6, long-time home of the Silver family.

Erected by University of Mississippi.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1964.

Location. 34° 22.2′ N, 89° 31.937′ W. Marker is in University, Mississippi, in Lafayette County. It is on Sorority Row north of Northgate Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oxford MS 38677, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

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: "Dead House" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Documenting the Blues (approx. 0.2 miles away); Society Of Professional Journalists Historic Site in Journalism (approx. ¼ mile away); Barnard Observatory (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Barnard Observatory (approx. ¼ mile away); Lamar Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); The Oxford-University Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Old Chapel (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in University.

Also see . . . James W. Silver (1907–1988) Historian. Silver emerged as one of the most critical voices of the state’s leadership in the aftermath of the riot surrounding James Meredith’s admission to the university in the fall of 1962. (James Matthew Reonas, Mississippi Encyclopedia, posted July 11, 2017) (Submitted on April 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023

2. Silver Pond Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 316 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.