Meredith, James, 1933-

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Biography:

"In January 1961, the night following John F. Kennedy's presidential inauguration, Meredith decided to submit his first application to the University of Mississippi (also known as Ole Miss), which was closed to African American students. His application was rejected twice, but with the help of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Meredith legally challenged the university's segregation policy. After enduring extended court battles, the defiance of Mississippi's Governor Ross Barnett, and violent campus riots, Meredith was finally admitted on 1 October 1962...In 1966 Meredith began a 'March Against Fear,' a solitary march from Memphis, Tennessee, to Jackson, Mississippi, to encourage African American voter registration. When a sniper wounded him on the second day of the march, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Congress of Racial Equality, and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee rallied behind his cause."--"Meredith, James Howard (1933- )" King Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 11, 2008: http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/about_king/encyclopedia/.

Associated Subjects:

Meredith, James, 1933-
Meredith, James, 1933- --Trials, litigation, etc.
Meredith, James, 1933- --Violence against

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

1740 items in 21 collections (expand all)

Delta Ministry, printed materials, 1966, 1972

Creator:: AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Delta Ministry
Brooks, Owen H.
Date of Original:: 1966
1972
Collection:: AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

James Meredith addressing the crowd in front of the capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, at the end of the March Against Fear begun by James Meredith.

Creator:: Jones, Ed
Metz, George
Date of Original:: 1966-06-26
Collection:: Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

James Meredith addressing the crowd in front of the capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, at the end of the March Against Fear.

Creator:: Jones, Ed
Metz, George
Date of Original:: 1966-06-26
Collection:: Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

James Meredith being interviewed in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, at the start of his March Against Fear.

Creator:: Metz, George
Date of Original:: 1966-06-06
Collection:: Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

James Meredith being interviewed in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, at the start of his March Against Fear.

Creator:: Metz, George
Date of Original:: 1966-06-06
Collection:: Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

James Meredith being interviewed outside the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee, at the start of his March Against Fear.

Creator:: Metz, George
Date of Original:: 1966-06-06
Collection:: Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

James Meredith being interviewed outside the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee, at the start of his March Against Fear.

Creator:: Metz, George
Date of Original:: 1966-06-06
Collection:: Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Interview with Jan Phillips, June 24, 1991

Creator:: Phillips, Jan
Date of Original:: 1991-06-24
Collection:: Anne Braden Oral History Project
Contributing Institution:: University of Kentucky

He graduated fum Ole Miss. Thet's wot he done! / Baldy, [1966 June 8].

Creator:: Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:: 1966-06-08
Collection:: Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Telegram from James Meredith to Robert Ellis, Registrar of the University of Mississippi

Creator:: United States. District Court (Mississippi : Southern District : Jackson Division)
Date of Original:: 1962
Collection:: Civil Case Files, 1938-1995, Records of the District Courts of the United States
Contributing Institution:: United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Atlanta Branch

Flip Schulke describes his experiences photographing race issues in Mississippi and the south

Creator:: Schulke, Flip
Date of Original:: 2001
Collection:: Civil Rights Oral History Interviews
Contributing Institution:: Washington State University. Library. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections

University of South Carolina students on integration at Mississippi--outtakes

Creator:: WIS-TV
Date of Original:: 1962-09-28
Collection:: Civil rights films from USC's moving image research collections
Contributing Institution:: University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Beech--Ministers' Project volunteers' reports, August 20-December, 1964 (Robert Beech Papers, 1963-1972; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 945, Box 6, Folder 7)

Creator:: Beech, Robert, 1935-2008
Date of Original:: 1964/1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Bowie--Freedom Schools, 1964, Jan. 14 - Dec. 2 (Harry J. Bowie papers, 1964-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 31, Box 1, Folder 4)

Creator:: Bowie, Harry
Date of Original:: 1964
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Braden--Mississippi 1964 (Carl and Anne Braden papers, 1928-2006; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 6, Box 55, Folder 15)

Creator:: Braden, Carl, 1914-1975
Date of Original:: 1964/1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

CORE Southern Regional Office--Mississippi Freedom Summer, August 1962, March 1964, October 1965 (Congress of Racial Equity. Southern Regional Office records, 1954-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 85, Box 17, Folder 2)

Creator:: Congress of Racial Equality. Southern Regional Office
Date of Original:: 1964/1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

CORE--Civil Rights organizations other than CORE or SNCC - Correspondence, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 1, Segment 7)

Creator:: Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi Fourth Congressional District
Date of Original:: 1964/1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

CORE--Madison County Movement (voter registration) - Memoranda, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 63)

Creator:: Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi, Fourth Congressional District
Date of Original:: 1964/1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society