oct 1, 1962 - James Meredith enrolls at
University of Mississippi
Description:
-1st black student to be enrolled at "Ole Miss"
-after rioting and previously being denied entry by Mississippi Governor Barnett ("no school will be integrated in Mississippi while I am your governor")
-faced harassment + isolation from white students
-JFK reluctant to take direct action (first tried secret talks with Governor Barnett) but eventually sent in troops after rioting/violence to allow Meredith to enroll
Added to timeline:
IB History: African American Civil Rights
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