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Sep. 1—OXFORD — The University of Mississippi is celebrating the 60th anniversary of integration with a slate of events throughout the entire 2022-23 academic year, including a signature event ...
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.
Research ponds at the University of Mississippi Field Station. Ole Miss is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". [135] [136] According to the National Science Foundation, the university spent $137 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 142nd in the nation. [137]
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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]
Aug. 11—OXFORD — The media was given a tour of the newly renovated Manning Center, which opened in late July, on Friday. The project cost $45.7 million, according to Ole Miss, and added 39,500 ...
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]
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