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James Howard Meredith (born June 25, 1933) is an American civil rights activist, writer, political adviser, and United States Air Force veteran who became, in 1962, the first African-American student admitted to the racially segregated University of Mississippi after the intervention of the federal government (an event that was a ...
James Howard Meredith (Kosciusko, 25 de junho de 1933) é uma figura emblemática do Movimento dos Direitos Civis nos Estados Unidos na década de 60. Biografia. De ascendência afro-americana, Meredith alistou-se na Força Aérea dos Estados Unidos logo após terminar o curso colegial e serviu entre 1951 e 1960. [1]
26 de abr. de 2024 · James Meredith (born June 25, 1933, Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S.) is an American civil rights activist who gained national renown at a key juncture in the civil rights movement in 1962, when he became the first African American student at the University of Mississippi.
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Em 1963, James Meredith se tornou o primeiro negro a se formar na Universidade do Mississipi, sul dos EUA, enfrentando a resistência racista e violenta. O ato foi um marco para o Movimento pelos Direitos Civis e inspirou outras lutas sociais.
2 de abr. de 2014 · Learn about James Meredith, the first Black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi in 1962, and his involvement in politics and education. Find out his early life, his legal battles, his shooting and his books.
2 de fev. de 2010 · Learn about the 1962 riot that erupted when James Meredith, an African American man, tried to enroll at the all-white University of Mississippi. Find out how the Supreme Court, the Kennedy administration and the civil rights movement responded to the crisis.
26 de jun. de 2023 · James Meredith knew he was putting his life in danger in the 1960s by pursuing what he believes was his mission from God: conquering white supremacy in the segregated state of Mississippi.
