On Sept. 30, 1962, a mob of about 2,000 white supremacists descended on the University of Mississippi campus, many of them armed with shotguns and pistols. Their rioting over the admission of James ...
KOSCIUSKO, Miss. – A new historical marker has been unveiled in the hometown of James Meredith, honoring the Black man who fought white supremacy by integrating the University of Mississippi in 1962.
A new historical marker has been unveiled in the hometown of Black civil rights icon James Meredith. It honors the man who fought white supremacy by integrating the University of Mississippi in ...
James Meredith grew up in Kosciusko, Mississippi, determined to claim the rights promised to every American. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, he set his sights on the University of Mississippi — a ...
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