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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]
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.
Ole Miss also owns University-Oxford Airport, which is located north of the main campus. [78] North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with Ole Miss, with classes held on campus. [93] [94] It opened in 2008 and was jointly established by several Japanese companies and the university.
Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial for the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, looks out into the courtroom during the lunch break, in Oxford, Miss. on ...
Lawyers in the case of a Mississippi man who alleged murdered Ole Miss student Jimmie Jay Lee painted two opposing pictures of the accused man. ... “July 8, 2022, tragically while also the day ...
The Ole Miss Associated Student Body—the university’s student government—said in a statement that at the protest, “unacceptable remarks were made that departed from our cherished values.”
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.
Four Ole Miss students were recently awarded first place at the 18th annual Gillespie Business Plan Competition at the University of Mississippi. Patrick Phillips, Tanner McCraney, Sam Pennock and ...