enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Ole Miss riot of 1962 - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Miss_riot_of_1962

    The Ole Miss riot of 1962 (September 30 – October 1, 1962), also known as the Battle of Oxford, [2] was a race riot that occurred at the University of Mississippi—commonly called Ole Miss—in Oxford, Mississippi, as segregationist rioters sought to prevent the enrollment of African American applicant James Meredith.

  3. James Meredith - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Meredith

    James Howard Meredith (born June 25, 1933) is an American civil rights activist, writer, political adviser, and United States Air Force veteran who became, in 1962, the first African-American student admitted to the racially segregated University of Mississippi after the intervention of the federal government (an event that was a flashpoint in the civil rights movement). [1]

  4. University of Mississippi - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Mississippi

    Ole Miss also owns University-Oxford Airport, which is located north of the main campus. [79] North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with Ole Miss, with classes held on campus. [94] [95] It opened in 2008 and was jointly established by several Japanese companies and the university.

  5. Ole Miss Rebels football - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Miss_Rebels_football

    Ole Miss became the nation's first college football team to fly "en masse" to a game in 1937. The team flew from Memphis to Philadelphia to play Temple University Temple Owls. (University of New Mexico took the first flight of any team in 1929.) [52] [53] [54] Ole Miss' first game to be broadcast on television was in 1948 against Memphis. [55]

  6. What Ole Miss football missing out on 5-star Deuce Knight ...

    www.aol.com/ole-miss-football-missing-5...

    UPDATE: 5🌟 QB Deuce Knight ( @DeuceKnight) has signed with the Auburn tigers Knight was pursued heavily by Ole Miss down the stretch but chose to stick with Hugh Freeze and Auburn Auburn fans ...

  7. March Madness bracket tracker: Latest look at who's in, out ...

    www.aol.com/march-madness-bracket-tracker-latest...

    SEC: Auburn, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Missouri, Kentucky, Ole Miss. Other: Memphis, Saint Mary's, Gonzaga. How about Pat Kelsey? The first-year Louisville coach ...

  8. Swayze Field - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swayze_Field

    On April 28, 2018, a new attendance record, 12,152, was set on Double Decker Weekend in a game against LSU, which then No.6 Ole Miss won 9–8. [8] This record fell in 2022 during the final game of the Rebels' home series against archrival Mississippi State, when a crowd of 12,503 saw the Rebels fall 7–6 in 11 innings.

  9. History of the University of Mississippi - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_University...

    The University of Mississippi was the first college in the Southeast to hire a female faculty member: Sarah McGehee Isom in 1885. The nickname "Ole Miss" dates to 1897, when the student yearbook was first published. A contest was held to solicit suggestions for a yearbook title from the student body, and Elma Meek submitted the winning entry.