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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 ...
James Howard Meredith (25 de junio de 1933) es un activista estadounidense por los derechos civiles. Fue el primer estudiante afronorteamericano en ser aceptado en la Universidad de Misisipi. Biografía. Nacido en Kosciusko, Misisipi, tiene ascendencia afrodescendiente y choctaw.
18 de mar. de 2024 · James Meredith (born June 25, 1933, Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S.) 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.
2 de abr. de 2014 · Learn about James Meredith, the first Black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi in 1962, and his involvement in politics and education. Find out his early life, his legal battles, his shooting and his books.
2 de feb. de 2010 · James Meredith was an African American man who enrolled as the first African-American student at the all-white University of Mississippi in 1962, after a federal lawsuit and a Supreme Court ruling. He faced violent resistance from white mobs and state officials, but also federal troops and federal protection. Learn more about his story, the riots, and the legacy of integration in the South.
26 de jun. de 2023 · JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — James Meredith knew he was putting his life in danger in the 1960s by pursuing what he believes was his divine mission: conquering white supremacy in the deeply, and often violently, segregated state of Mississippi. A half-century later, the civil rights leader is still talking about his mission from God.
James Meredith was the first African American student to attend the all-white University of Mississippi in 1962, after a year and a half of legal battles and violent clashes with white supremacists. He was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, in 1933 and served in the air force. He registered for the university in 1956 and faced repeated rejections and threats. He was escorted by federal troops on September 30, 1962, and graduated in 1963.
