Meredith, James

U.S. Air Force veteran James Meredith was the first black student
to enroll at the University of Mississippi, in 1963. When
Meredith first tried to attend classes at the school, a number of
Mississippians pledged to keep the university segregated --
including Mississippi's governor. Ultimately, the University of
Mississippi had to be integrated with the help of U.S. federal
troops.

See Oxford Town in the Dylan Atlas.

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