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Jun 6, 2023

James Meredith Returns to University of Mississippi Campus

June 6, 1963 - James Meredith returned quietly today to the campus of the University of Mississippi to register for his third, and...

Jun 5, 2023

Second Negro Enrolls in University of Mississippi, No Violence

June 5, 1963 - A second Negro entered the University of Mississippi today, but there was neither interference from Governor Ross Barnett...

Jan 30, 2023

Meredith To Return to Ole Miss

Jan. 30, 1963 - James Meredith (pictured) said today he would return to the University of Mississippi for the spring semester. The...

Jan 24, 2023

White Student at Ole Miss Attacked for Befriending Meredith, Will Not Return

Jan. 24, 1963 - A white University of Mississippi student who befriended James Meredith, a Negro student, said today that someone poured...

Jan 24, 2023

JFK Hopes Meredith Will Stay at Ole Miss

Jan. 24, 1963 - President Kennedy said today he would be sorry if James Meredith (pictured last year), a Negro student, decided to leave...

Jan 22, 2023

James Meredith Departs Ole Miss Campus, Future Undecided

Jan. 22, 1963 - Negro James Meredith packed up his bags and departed from the University of Mississippi campus today after concluding his...

Jan 21, 2023

Robert Kennedy Speaks Out on James Meredith

Jan. 21, 1963 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (left) said today that even if James Meredith (right) left the University of...

Jan 7, 2023

James Meredith Doubts He Will Continue at Ole Miss

Jan. 7, 1963 - James Meredith (pictured with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy) said today he would not attend the University of...

Oct 4, 2022

Meredith Faces Hostility on Mississippi Campus

Oct. 4, 1962 - Twenty-nine-year-old Negro Air Force veteran James H. Meredith went to classes today at the University of Mississippi at...

Sep 30, 2022

Sept. 30, 1962 - JFK Report to the Nation on Situation at University of Mississippi

Here is President Kennedy's report on the situation at the University of Mississippi. #jfk #civilrights #mississippi #olemiss