Linda Brown, at the center of Brown v. Board of Education; James Meredith, first African American to attend all-white Ole Miss in 1962. (Meredith: Getty Images; Brown: The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)
James Meredith has change of heart about his memorial statue after attending Black Alumni ReunionJames Meredith has change of heart about his memorial statue after attending Black Alumni Reunion
James Meredith History - Item # VAREVCPBDJAMECS004
James Meredith became the first African- American to enrol at the University of Mississippi, following a two-day riot by segregationists opposing his admission. 1962. [1280 x 905].
Photos of James Meredith's first day of classes at the University of Mississippi. The images are now a part of the Ed Meek Collection at the Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi. Tostadas, Famous Black Americans, James Meredith, Black History Books, First Day Of Class, University Of Mississippi