James Howard Meredith (born June 25, 1933) is an American Civil Rights Movement figure, writer, and political adviser. In 1962, he was an Air Force veteran and the first African-American student admitted to the segregated University of Mississippi.[1] His admission was reversed when the school learned of his race, but the U.S. Federal government intervened to allow Meredith to begin his studies. He graduated with a degree in political science in 1963.[2] In 1966, Meredith was shot while marching to encourage black citizens to vote. He survived the shooting and rejoined the march later.[3]
References
- ↑ "James Meredith". Spartacus Educational. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
- ↑ "Civil rights activist James Meredith shot". History. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
- ↑ Mitchell, Jerry (2025-06-06). "On this day in 1966". Mississippi Today. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
Other websites
- University of Mississippi biography (Archive)
- James Meredith Collection (MUM00293), University of Mississippi, Archives and Special Collections.]
- James Meredith Small Manuscripts (MUM00594), University of Mississippi.]
- "Mississippi and Meredith remember", 30 September 2002, CNN
- Associated Press: "Meredith ready to move on" Archived 2007-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- "The Integration of the University of Mississippi", U.S. Marshals Service
- "On this day in History: 1 October 1962", BBC
- Facsimiles of letters to the Justice Department and Thurgood Marshall Archived 2005-09-14 at the Wayback Machine, Kennedy Library
- James Meredith's Letter to the Justice Department February 7, 1961, 02/07/1961 Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , National Archives
- James Meredith's oral history video excerpts Archived 2009-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, The National Visionary Leadership Project
- James Meredith's website Archived 2014-12-17 at the Wayback Machine