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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Mon Oct 1, 2012, 12:48 PM Oct 2012

James Meredith 'still at war' 50 years after ending segregation on Mississippi campus

On 1 October, 1962 James Meredith enrolled as the first African American student at the segregated University of Mississippi.

White students and anti-desegregation supporters protested against his enrolment by rioting on the Oxford campus.

US marshalls were brought in to protect the 28-year-old as he went to class. President John F Kennedy also sent members of the National Guard to restore order.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19734976 includes video

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James Meredith 'still at war' 50 years after ending segregation on Mississippi campus (Original Post) dipsydoodle Oct 2012 OP
Heard him speaking JustAnotherGen Oct 2012 #1
The image of the plaid shirt he was wearing when he was shot louis-t Oct 2012 #2
Is Meredith still supporting the Republicans? Zen Democrat Oct 2012 #3

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2. The image of the plaid shirt he was wearing when he was shot
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Mon Oct 1, 2012, 12:59 PM
Oct 2012

is seared into my memory. I was 10 years old and was horrified that someone could be shot for wanting people to vote.

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