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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi is paying tribute to 89-year-old James Meredith 60 years after white protesters erupted into violence as he became the first Black student
Meredith was honored Saturday during Ole Miss-Kentucky football game, receiving a framed Ole Miss jersey with number 62 — the year he integrated the university.
The University of Mississippi is paying tribute to 89-year-old James Meredith 60 years after white protesters erupted into violence as he became the first Black student to enroll in what was then a bastion of Deep South segregation.