https://dailymemphian.com/feed/authors/241 The Daily Memphian is the must-read, daily online newspaper for in-depth, local journalism in Memphis and the Mid-South. Sign up for morning and evening editions, plus breaking news. (c) 2026 https://dailymemphian.com/article/4408 <p>In the late 1960s, African-American students at Memphis State would not settle for second-class citizenship, especially when they paid tuition like their white counterparts, and their parents&rsquo; tax dollars supported the institution like the parents of their white counterparts. So they organized.</p> shirlettajkinchen@gmail.com (Shirletta J. Kinchen) Opinion Guest Columnists https://dailymemphian.com/article/4408 Fri, 12 Apr 2019 13:55:55 -0500