- Collection:
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
- Title:
- Integrating Ole Miss-- a Civil Rights milestone
- Date of Original:
- 1961/1963
- Subject:
- Presidents--United States
United States--Politics and government--1961-1963
Civil rights movements--United States
African Americans--Civil rights
University of Mississippi
College integration--Mississippi--Oxford
Segregation in education--Mississippi--Oxford
Oxford (Miss.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Race riots--Mississippi--Oxford
Federal-state controversies--Mississippi - People:
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Meredith, James, 1933- - Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
United States, Mississippi, Lafayette County, 34.35675, -89.48492
United States, Mississippi, Lafayette County, Oxford, 34.3665, -89.51925 - Medium:
- instructional materials
articles
timelines (chronologies)
sound recordings - Type:
- Sound
Text - Description:
- Web site presenting materials from the court-ordered and federally-backed integration at the University of Mississippi, frequently called Ole Miss, by African American student James Meredith. The site presents a timeline ordering events from Meredith's application in 1961 through his graduation in 1963 and linking to digital images of relevant documents. The site also provides background on public opinion, James Meredith, and the political and social climate in Mississippi at the time.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- http://microsites.jfklibrary.org/olemiss/home/
- Language:
- eng
- Contributing Institution:
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
- Rights:
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