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How Ole Miss athletics honors – and reckons – with history of James Meredith, integration
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOXFORD – When James Meredith enrolled at Ole Miss in 1962 as the university’s first Black student, a...
Ole Miss fraternity expels member who appeared to make ape-like sounds toward Black protester
NBC Universal via AOL· 3 weeks agoA fraternity at Ole Miss where a member last week jeered a Black female protester released a...
Ole Miss opens conduct investigation following protest confrontation
NBC Universal via AOL· 3 weeks agoThe University of Mississippi has opened at least one student conduct investigation after videos of...
White House slams ‘racist’ Ole Miss video of Black female student being taunted
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 weeks ago“The behavior captured in that video is undignified, and it’s just racist — period,” White House...
Ole Miss opens conduct investigation after counterprotesters taunted Black woman
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe University of Mississippi opened a conduct investigation Saturday into at least one student...
James Meredith is a 'door opener' for Jackson and Mississippi, not just Ole Miss
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJames Meredith was expected at the Clarion Ledger offices at noon but arrived for his interview at...
James Meredith, who integrated Ole Miss, touts Ten Commandments, Golden Rule as crime solutions
theGrio via AOL· 11 months agoOn June 25, the civil rights icon was honored on his 90th birthday at the Mississippi Capitol....
Review: History Theatre's 'A Unique Assignment' salutes a Minnesotan hero in a segregation riot
Tribune via AOL· 2 months agoJames Meredith slept through the Ole Miss riot. Two people were killed, and numerous others were injured in the melee that accompanied his integration at the University of Mississippi in the ...
University of Miss. to observe James Meredith’s 60th desegregation anniversary for 11 months
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFamed civil rights activist James Meredith desegregated the University of Mississippi in the early...
James Meredith honored as Ole Miss celebrates 60 years of integration
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 29—OXFORD — The University of Mississippi honored James Meredith, the first Black student to enroll there, with a night of praise and accolades Wednesday at the Gertrude C. Ford Center ...