Meredith Registers at “Ole Miss”
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Education, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, African American History
- Geographical Location: Mississippi
- Date: October 1, 1962
Article abstract: The first African American student enrolls at the University of Mississippi.
Summary of Event
In January, 1961, James H. Meredith, a native Mississippian and an Air Force veteran attending Jackson State College, one of Mississippi’s all-black colleges, decided to transfer to the University of Mississippi, affectionately called “Ole Miss.” His application was rejected because, Ole Miss officials maintained, Jackson State was not an approved Southern Association Secondary School and because Meredith did not furnish letters of...
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