1960s Timeline

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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