James Meredith

James Howard Meredith (born June 25, 1933) is an American Civil Rights Movement figure, writer, and political adviser. In 1962, he was an Air Force veteran and the first African-American student admitted to the segregated University of Mississippi. His admission was reversed when the school learned of his race, but the U.S. Federal government intervened to allow Meredith to begin his studies. He graduated with a degree in political science in 1963. In 1966, Meredith was shot while marching to encourage black citizens to vote. He survived the shooting and rejoined the march later.

References

Other websites
University of Mississippi biography (Archive)
James Meredith Collection (MUM00293), University of Mississippi, Archives and Special Collections.]
James Meredith Small Manuscripts (MUM00594), University of Mississippi.]
"Mississippi and Meredith remember", 30 September 2002, CNN
Associated Press: "Meredith ready to move on" 
"The Integration of the University of Mississippi", U.S. Marshals Service  
"On this day in History: 1 October 1962", BBC
Facsimiles of letters to the Justice Department and Thurgood Marshall , Kennedy Library
James Meredith's Letter to the Justice Department February 7, 1961, 02/07/1961  , National Archives
James Meredith's oral history video excerpts , The National Visionary Leadership Project
James Meredith's website 

Category:1933 births
Category:Living people
Category:American activists
Category:Writers from Mississippi