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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. [3]
Simmons redshirted his first year at Ole Miss in 2023. After the season, he appeared in 13 games as a relief pitcher on the baseball team, going 2–0 with 3.21 earned run average (ERA) with 20 strikeouts over 14 innings pitched. He entered his redshirt freshman year in 2024 as the backup to Jaxson Dart. [7]
Herrington was a 22-year-old Ole Miss graduate from Grenada at the time of the alleged offense. Herrington allegedly murdered Lee to conceal a romantic relationship between the two.
Ole Miss football transfer portal commitments . Check back here for further updates when they become available. David Eckert covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at deckert@gannett ...
The 2024 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I men's college basketball teams not selected to participate in the 2024 NCAA tournament.
Wiles is the first Southern Miss player to enter the transfer portal in the spring. He started 10 games for the Golden Eagles in 2023 after transferring from Clemson. ... TE Kyirin Heath, Ole Miss ...
Williams was the first Black person to play college football for the Ole Miss Rebels of the University of Mississippi. [1] Nicknamed "Gentle Ben" during his college days, Williams was a three-time All-SEC selection. He holds the school record for sacks in a single season (18) and in a career (37). [2]