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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]
In the early 1960s, as the civil rights movement gained some successes and James Meredith was admitted as the first black student to the University of Mississippi, Natchez was the center of Ku Klux Klan activity opposing integration and the movement. E.
Activist James Meredith organized the June 1966 March Against Fear, to go from Memphis, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi. He wanted a low-key affair, but was shot and wounded early in the march. Other major civil rights leaders and organizations recruited hundreds and then thousands of marchers in order to continue Meredith's effort.
On his 90th birthday on Sunday, Meredith said older generations should lead the way. James Meredith risked his life doing civil rights work. At 90, he says religion can help cut crime
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi is paying tribute to 89-year-old James Meredith 60 years after white protesters The post Ole Miss honors James Meredith 60 years after ...
Civil rights activist James Meredith grimaces in pain as he pulls himself across Highway 51 after being shot in Hernando, Mississippi, during his March Against Fear. AP Photo/Jack Thornell ...
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]
Civil rights icon James Meredith fell outside the Mississippi Capitol on Sunday at an event marking his 90th birthday, but he suffered no visible injuries and was resting comfortably at home later.