Three Years in Mississippi
On October 1, 1962, James Meredith was the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Preceded by violent rioting resulting in two deaths and a lengthy court battle that made it all the way to the Supreme Court, his admission was a pivotal moment in civil rights history. Citing his divine responsibility to end white supremacy, Meredith risked everything to attend Ole Miss. In doing so, he paved the way for integration across the country.Originally published in 1966, more than ten years after the Supreme Court ended segregation in public schools in Brown v. Board of Education, Meredith describes his intense stru…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4968-2101-0
- EAN: 9781496821010
- Produktnummer: 27337087
- Verlag: University Press Of Mississippi
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 346 S.
- Masse: H24.0 cm x B16.1 cm x D2.4 cm 718 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 718
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