- James Meredith - Wikipedia
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
- James Meredith | Biography, Integration, Civil Rights . . .
James Meredith 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 Following riots, he was admitted to the school under the protection of federal marshals
- James Meredith - National Museum of African American History . . .
In 1951, Meredith graduated from Gibbs High School and went into the U S Air Force, where he served from 1951 to 1960 A black-and-white photograph of university graduates wearing caps and gowns walking outside in a procession James Meredith is the second man in line
- James Meredith risked his life doing civil rights work. At 90 . . .
James Meredith knew he was putting his life in danger in the 1960s by pursuing what he believes was his mission from God: conquering white supremacy in the segregated state of Mississippi
- James Meredith at Ole Miss - 1962 Riot, Timeline Ross . . .
James Meredith, an African American man, attempted to enroll at the all-white University of Mississippi in 1962 Chaos soon broke out on the Ole Miss campus, with riots ending in two dead
- James Meredith – 60 Years of Integration at the University of . . .
James Meredith’s Story James Howard Meredith was born on June 25, 1933, in Kosciusko, Miss , and raised on his family’s 84-acre farm in Attala County After graduation from Gibbs High in St Petersburg, Fla , in June 1951, he served in the U S Air Force from 1951 to 1960, including a three-year tour of duty at Tachikawa Air Base in Japan
- James Meredith – Profile of a Civil Rights Activist
James Meredith, a pivotal civil rights activist, integrated the University of Mississippi in 1962, challenging segregation and advancing African American rights in the U S
- James Meredith and the March Against Fear | National Archives
Activist James Meredith, the first African American to enroll at the University of Mississippi, began a solitary walk on June 6, 1966, intending to walk from Memphis, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi to call attention to racism and continued voter discrimination in the South Shortly after beginning the march he was shot by James Norvell, a white gunman
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