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After being denied the right to register at the University of Mississippi, James Meredith took his case to court and eventually became the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi.
James Meredith's Admission to Ole Mississippi
While James Meredith was not the first African American to apply and be denied admission to the University of Mississippi, his fate would be much different than the four before him. With the assistance of the NAACP, Meredith would eventually be admitted to the University of Mississippi and become its first black student.
School Integration Photographs
This collection of photos documents the implementation of school integration around the United States.
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