In 1962, a federal court ordered the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith. Though the governor said he would never allow the school to be integrated, Meredith did enroll at Ole Miss, accompanied by federal officials. He graduated in August 1963. In 1966, Meredith began the March Against Fear from Memphis, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi hoping to illustrate the positive changes in race relations. Unfortunately, he was shot soon after he began his march. This image shows him at Ole Miss. Notice the protective gear worn by some of the officials around him, as well as the watching crowd.
Marion S. Trikosko. James Meredith, Oxford, Mississippi, 1962. Copyprint. New York World-Telegram and Sun Photograph Collection, Prints and Photographs Division. Reproduction Number: LC-U9-8556-24 (9-8)
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