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Name: James H. Meredith
Birth Date: June 25, 1933
Place of Birth: Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Male
Occupations: politician

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Biography of James H. Meredith
1,455 words, approx. 5 pages
As the first black to attend the University of Mississippi, James H. Meredith (born 1933) scored one of the earliest important victories against segregation in Mississippi. Born on June 25, 1933, near Kosciusko, Mississippi; son of Moses "Cap" and...


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James Meredith Information
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Jamie Howard Meredith (born June 20, 1922) is an American civil rights movement figure, although he vocally prefers not to be regarded as such. He was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi of Native American (Choctaw) and African American heritage. Meredith...


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The Washington Post
James Meredith Graduates
08/19/1999: 516 words, approx. 2 pages
Excerpts from "the first rough draft of history" as reported in The Washington Post on this date in the 20th century. Violent riots and a police blockade did not deter James Meredith from becoming the first African American to attend the University of...
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The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
The Dilemmas and Demons of James Meredith
07/31/2003: 2,537 words, approx. 9 pages
FOR A TIME, James Meredith lived in Washington, D.C. He gave speeches. Tired of this, he accepted an offer in 1964 to go to Nigeria to study at Ibadan University. He came back to America to take up the law at Columbia University. He...
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AP News
Today in history - June 6
6/6/2007: 562 words, approx. 2 pages
Today is Wednesday, June 6, the 157th day of 2007. There are 208 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 6, 1944, the "D-Day" invasion of Europe took place during World War II as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.On this...
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Today in history - Aug. 18
8/18/2007: 571 words, approx. 2 pages
Today is Saturday, Aug. 18, the 230th day of 2007. There are 135 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Aug. 18, 1587, Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents to be born on American soil, on what is now Roanoke Island,...
 


 

James Meredith

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