Ole Miss Riot (sep 30, 1962 – oct 1, 1962)
Description:
Segregationists were protesting the enrollment of James Meredith, an African-American veteran, at the University of Mississippi also known as Ole Miss, in Oxford, Mississippi. In the wake of the Supreme Court's 1954 decision Brown v. Board of Education, Meredith attempted to integrate Ole Miss by applying.Added to timeline:
Date:
sep 30, 1962
oct 1, 1962
~ 24 hours