Meredith Integrates University of Mississippi
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Education, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Segregation, Desegregation, Apartheid, Human Rights
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, African American History
- Geographical Location: Mississippi
- Date: October 1, 1962
Article abstract: James Howard Meredith’s integration of the University of Mississippi paved the way for other African Americans to attend major state-funded colleges and universities in the South.
School Desegregation
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas in which the Court ordered the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, to desegregate its schools. The Court’s decision was sweeping and mandated school desegregation throughout the United States. In many instances, school...
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