JACKSON, Miss. — James Meredith knew he was putting his life in danger in the 1960s by pursuing what he believes was his divine mission: conquering white supremacy in the deeply, and often violently, ...

JACKSON, Miss. — Civil rights icon James Meredith fell outside the Mississippi Capitol on Sunday at an event marking his 90th birthday, but he suffered no visible injuries and was resting comfortably ...

JACKSON, Miss. – James Meredith is a civil rights legend who resists neatly defined narratives. He integrated the University of Mississippi while braving mob violence in 1962 – yet he worked in the ...

JACKSON, Miss.JACKSON, Miss. — James Meredith knew he was putting his life in danger in the 1960s by pursuing what he believes was his divine mission: conquering white supremacy in the deeply, and ...

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OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - If you’ve been inside the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center in Ocean Springs this summer, you may have seen a photography exhibit title “I’m Still Here” featuring ...

Sixty years after it took an escort of U.S. Marshals just to safely bring him onto campus, James Meredith again returned to Ole Miss, this time standing before a cheering crowd. The 89-year-old who ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi is paying tribute to 89-year-old James Meredith 60 years after white protesters erupted into violence as he became the first Black student to enroll ...

James Meredith was walking down Highway 51 just south of Hernando, Mississippi. It was June 6, 1966, the second day of his planned 220-mile trek from Memphis to Jackson, which he undertook to ...

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KOSCIUSKO, Miss. — A new historical marker has been unveiled in the hometown of James Meredith, honoring the Black man who fought white supremacy by integrating the University of Mississippi in 1962.