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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 ...
Jun 22, 2024 · James Meredith (born June 25, 1933, Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S.) is an American civil rights activist who gained national renown at a key juncture in the civil rights movement in 1962, when he became the first African American student at the University of Mississippi.
Apr 2, 2014 · James Meredith is an American civil rights activist, writer and Air Force veteran. A Mississippi-native, Meredith joined the military after high school and attended an all-Black...
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 wounded...
Jun 26, 2023 · James Meredith knew he was putting his own life in danger in the 1960s by pursuing what he believes was his mission from God — to conquer white supremacy in the deeply segregated state of Mississippi. Now as he turns 90, Meredith is still talking about his divine mission.
Mar 14, 2019 · James Meredith is a Black American political activist and Air Force veteran who rose to prominence during the U.S. Civil Rights Movement by becoming the first Black student admitted to the previously segregated University of Mississippi (“Ole Miss”).
“I was supposed to be assassinated on June 6, 1966,” wrote James Meredith in his 2012 memoir. His “March Against Fear,” was planned 220-mile journey from Memphis, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi.
