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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 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]
Ole Miss was integrated by the enrollment of James H. Meredith, an African-American military veteran, on October 1, 1962. In Mississippi in the fall of 1962, there was violent resistance to court-ordered desegregation of the university. The violence required intervention by the Federal government to protect the safety of citizens.
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 ...
In 2002, Ole Miss marked the 40th anniversary of integration with a yearlong series of events, including an oral history of the university, symposiums, a memorial, and a reunion of federal marshals who served at the campus. [60] [61] In 2006, the 44th anniversary of integration, a statue of Meredith was dedicated on campus. [62]
James Meredith is about to be celebrated for the 60th anniversary of integrating Ole Miss. Meredith graduated from the university in 1963. James Meredith is a 'door opener' for Jackson and ...
On the night before the Ole Miss riot of 1962 protesting Meredith's entry to the university, Barnett gave his sixteen-word "I Love Mississippi" speech at the University of Mississippi football game in Jackson. The Ole Miss Rebels were playing the Kentucky Wildcats. 41,000 fans cheered at the stadium waving thousands of Confederate flags. At ...
Sep. 29—OXFORD — The University of Mississippi honored James Meredith, the first Black student to enroll there, with a night of praise and accolades Wednesday at the Gertrude C. Ford Center ...