#1 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 10/19/2016 #6

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#2 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 09/10/2021 #7

In 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the University of Mississippi to admit James Howard Meredith, a black student. #JamesMeredith

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#3 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 09/13/2021 #2

In 1962, Mississippi Governor Ross Robert Barnett rejected the U.S. Supreme Court’s order for the University of Mississippi to admit James Howard Meredith, a black student, declaring in a televised address, “We will not drink from the cup of genocide.” #JamesMeredith

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#4 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 09/20/2021 #4

In 1962, James Howard Meredith, a black student, was blocked from enrolling at the University of Mississippi by Dimocrat Governor Ross R. Barnett. (Meredith was later admitted.) #JamesMeredith

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#5 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 09/30/2021 #6

In 1962, James Howard Meredith, a black student, was escorted by federal marshals to the campus of the University of Mississippi, where he enrolled for classes the next day; racism and bigotry Meredith’s presence sparked rioting that claimed two lives. #JamesMeredith

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#6 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 06/06/2022 #5

In 1966, black activist James Howard Meredith was shot and wounded as he walked along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration. #JamesMeredith #CivilRights

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