As the years passed after 1965 , McCain gradually lost the iron disciplined control he had held over the university . After the Jackson State killings of student protesters on Thursday and Friday , May 14 &ndash; 15 , 1970 , some 75 of his black students staged a sit-down at his home and then his office . Their demands included the integration of the campus police , the establishment of black social sororities and fraternities , and the inclusion of blacks on the faculty . Preparing for a protracted process of negotiations , McCain asked the black students to elect a leadership group with which he would deal
Jackson State killings
Jackson State killings
William David McCain