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The Ole Miss riot of 1962 (September 30 – October 1, 1962), also known as the Battle of Oxford, was a violent disturbance 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 man James Meredith.
Feb 9, 2010 · Learn about the deadly clashes that erupted in 1962 when James Meredith, an African American student, tried to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Find out how Meredith became the first Black student to attend Ole Miss and how his march for voting rights was interrupted by a sniper.
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Feb 2, 2010 · James Meredith was African-American man who attempted to enroll at the all-white University of Mississippi in 1962. Chaos soon broke out on campus, with riots ending in two dead, hundreds...
Mar 25, 2018 · Learn about the violent clash between segregationists and federal forces over the enrollment of James Meredith, the first African American student at Ole Miss, in 1962. Find out how the riot was suppressed, who were the victims and the sources of the information.
Fifty years ago — Oct. 1, 1962 — the first black student was admitted to the University of Mississippi, a bastion of the Old South. The town of Oxford erupted. It took some 30,000 U.S....
Sep 28, 2012 · On Sept. 30, 1962, chaos broke out at the University of Mississippi — also known as Ole Miss — after an African-American man named James Meredith attempted to enroll. That night, students...
On October 1, 1962, the University of Mississippi was officially integrated with the admission of its first African American student James Meredith. The images, personal accounts, and artifacts in this exhibit exemplify the infamous and deadly Ole Miss Riot, a final segregationist opposition to Meredith’s year-long battle for admission.
