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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]
Feb. 4—ATHENS, Ala. — John Meredith is his father's son — no easy feat when you are directly descended from the civil rights-era icon James Meredith: a man whose life of activism is depicted ...
Shortly after the 1961 inauguration of President John F. Kennedy (who promised advances in civil rights), James Meredith applied to Ole Miss. [11] Meredith, an African-American who had served in the Air Force and completed coursework at Jackson State University, selected Ole Miss as it was a symbol of "white prestige and power" attended by the ...
The first African-American woman ever to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, in Meredith v. Fair she won James Meredith's effort to be the first black student to attend the University of Mississippi in 1962. Motley was successful in nine of the ten cases she argued before the Supreme Court.
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 ...
James Meredith was a civil rights activist who enrolled at the University of Mississippi in 1962, becoming the first African American student at the university. However, his enrollment was opposed by proponents of racial segregation, with this opposition escalating into the Ole Miss riot of 1962, which led to two deaths and numerous injuries. [1]
Oct. 3—The mention of James Meredith evokes an array of reactions from people, ranging from respect to consternation to "that man is crazy as a June bug." Meredith has heard them all. He says ...